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3 October 2019
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1899 (4), copper, bronze, bright brass and dull brass, from the same dies as previous, edges plain, all 38mm, 26.00g/12h, 25.50g/12h, 23.08g/12h, 25.55g/12h (W –; Bell, 1966, A3a) [4]. Virtually as struck, an attractive group £150-£200
Hammer Price: £200
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1899, copper mule, elevation of the ruins of Bolton Abbey, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 38mm, 26.34g/12h (W 3036 obv./3034 rev.; Bell, 1966, A4/A1). Small spot in obverse field, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1900, bright aluminium, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. ars longa, vita brevis, etc, edge i will exchange my token for an approved one and two acorns, 38mm, 6.59g/12h (W 3036; Bell, 1966, A4). Some light scuffing in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant £40-£50
Hammer Price: £50
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1900], silver mule, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. side view of St John the Baptist, Adel, edge i will exchange my token for an approved one and two acorns, 38mm, 27.95g/12h (W 3036 obv./3037 rev.; Bell, 1966, A4/A5 [not listed in silver or with this edge]). Graze in reverse field, otherwise brilliant mint state and deeply toned, exceptionally rare £300-£500
Hammer Price: £400
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1900], copper mule, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 38mm, 25.84g/12h (W 3036 obv./3037 rev.; Bell, 1966, A4/A5). Brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £160
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1899, copper mule, side view of St John the Baptist, Adel, rev. esse quam videri, etc, edge plain, 38mm, 26.27g/12h (W 3037 obv./3033-4 rev.; Bell, 1966, A5/A1). Some spotting on obverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1900 (2), bright brass and bright aluminium, side view of St John the Baptist, Adel, revs. ars longa, vita brevis, etc, edges i will exchange my token for an approved one and two acorns, both 38mm, 21.50g/12h, 6.66g/12h (W 3037; Bell, 1966, A5) [2]. First with some spotting on obverse, second scuffed in obverse field, otherwise both extremely fine, retaining much brilliance £80-£100
Hammer Price: £90
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], uniface dull aluminium obv. trial, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye as a crest, examine with care, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 7.25g (W 3039 obv.; Bell, 1966, A6 obv., and p.286). Extremely fine and extremely rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £190
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], uniface dull aluminium obv. trial, from the same die as previous, edge plain, 35mm, 7.24g (W 3039 obv.; Bell, 1966, A6 obv., and p.286, but edge not listed). Extremely fine and extremely rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £220
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, uniface dull aluminium rev. trial, strive to make of every failure a stepping-stone to success, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 7.14g (W 3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A6 rev., and p.286). Extremely fine and extremely rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £260
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901 (4), copper (2), bronzed and bright aluminium, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye as a crest, examine with care, revs. strive to make of every failure a stepping-stone to success, edges time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, all 35mm, 25.05g/12h, 24.42g/12h, 24.69g/12h, 7.24g/12h (W 3039; Bell, 1966, A6) [4]. Last with some marks and a small area of corrosion on obverse rim, others...
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35mm, 27.18g/12h (W 3039; Bell, 1966, A6a). Brilliant mint state and deeply toned, rare £150-£200
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35mm, 26.16g/12h (W 3039; Bell, 1966, A6a). Brilliant and virtually as struck £50-£70
Hammer Price: £65
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], copper mule of two obvs., sun in splendour on a shield, small human eye as a crest, examine with care, rev. similar but large human eye as crest, edge plain, 35mm, 23.72g/12h (W 3039 rev., obv. not listed; Bell, 1966, A6a rev., obv. not listed). Virtually as struck with full original colour, extremely rare and interesting £120-£150
Hammer Price: £170
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], uniface white metal artist’s trial, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye as a crest, examine with care, no outer legend or roses, edge plain, 35mm, 22.92g (W 3040 var.; Bell, 1966, –). Scratched at right and other minor marks, otherwise very fine, of the highest rarity £100-£150
Hammer Price: £150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901 (3), copper, bronzed and bright aluminium, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye above wreath as a crest, examine with care, revs. s h h within wreath, edges time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, all 35mm, 23.50g/12h, 23.54g/12h, 7.19g/12h (W 3038; Bell, 1966, A7) [3]. Spot in obverse field of first, otherwise virtually as struck £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35mm, 28.98g/12h (W 3038; Bell, 1966, A7). Brilliant mint state, deeply toned, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £320
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901 (3), copper, bright brass and bright aluminium, from the same dies as previous, edges plain, all 35mm, 23.37g/12h, 23.58g/12h, 7.20g/12h (W 3038; Bell, 1966, A7) [3]. Last brilliant mint state, others virtually as struck £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], copper mule, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye as a crest, examine with care, roses on raised rim, rev. sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye above wreath as a crest, examine with care, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 23.66g/12h (W 3039 obv./3038 rev.; Bell, 1966, A6/A7 and p.285). Virtually as struck, very rare £120-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, silver mule, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye above wreath as a crest, examine with care, rev. strive to make of every failure a stepping-stone to success, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 30.02g/12h (W 3038 obv./3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A7/A6, and p.285). Obverse with some rubbing in field, extremely fine, reverse brilliant and as struck, deeply toned, very rare ...
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, copper mule, from the same dies as previous, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 23.65g/12h (W 3038 obv./3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A7/A6, and p.285). Virtually as struck, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, bronzed mule, from the same dies as previous, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 23.70g/12h (W 3038 obv./3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A7/A6, and p.285). Virtually as struck, rare £90-£120
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, silver mule, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35mm, 29.41g/12h (W 3038 obv./3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A7/A6, and p.285). Graze in obverse field and centres lightly rubbed, otherwise extremely fine and partly toned, very rare £180-£220
Hammer Price: £300
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WITHDRAWN YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, mules (2), bronzed and bright aluminium, from the same dies as previous, edges plain, both 35mm, 23.58g/12h, 7.19g/12h (W 3038 obv./3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A7/A6, and p.285) [2]. Virtually as struck, rare £100-£150
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Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, copper mule, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye as a crest, examine with care, roses on raised rim, rev. s h h within wreath, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 23.41g/12h (W 3039 obv./3038 rev.; Bell, 1966, A6/A7). Brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £120
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, copper mule of two revs. strive to make of every failure a stepping-stone to success, rev. s h h in wreath, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 23.44g/12h (W 3039 rev./3038 rev.; Bell, 1966, A6/A7, and p.286). Brilliant mint state, very rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £130
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1911], silver mule of two obvs., sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye above wreath as a crest, examine with care, rev. united for mutual happiness above clasped hands, edge whom god hath joined let none separate, 35mm, 29.56g/12h (W 3038 obv./3041 obv.; Bell, 1966, A7/A8, and p.287, not listed in this metal). Die flaw on t of mutual, otherwise brilliant and deeply toned, extremely rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £420
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, Silver Wedding, 1911 (5), copper, bronzed, bright brass, bright aluminium and dull aluminium, united for mutual happiness above clasped hands, revs. fancy softly seems to glide, etc, edges whom god hath joined let none separate, all 35mm, 24.86g/12h, 24.73g/12h, 22.91g/12h, 8.06g/12h, 7.94g/12h (W 3041; Bell, 1966, A8) [5]. Third and fourth extremely fine with some light spotting, others virtually as struck £150-£200
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1915 (5), gilt-copper, copper, bronzed, brass and bright aluminium, success to the allied armies, etc, revs. lathe-chucks for shell work, etc, edges plain, all 26mm, 9.54g/12h, 9.48g/12h, 9.52g/12h, 8.68g/12h, 3.18g/12h (W 3042; Bell, 1966, A9) [5]. Third extremely fine, others brilliant and virtually as struck £150-£200
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Silver Jubilee of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, 1925, bronze medals by J.A. Restall for S.H. Hamer (2), shield containing a Halifax gibbet, flanked by paschal lamb, wool-comb and shuttle, revs. samuel henry hamer founder and secretary below inkwell and crossed quill pens, one with edge plain, other with edge i will exchange my token for an approved one and two acorns, both 38mm, 22.32g/12h, 22.24g/12h (Bell, 1966, A10a, 10b) [2]....
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, the obv. and rev. dies for his fourth private token, Bolton Priory, Yorkshire, 1900, ars longa, vita brevis, etc, both dies stamped d jones on sides; together with the edge collar, in three segments, i will exchange my token for an approved one (W 3036; Bell, 1966, A4) [5]. Rust marks in field on obverse die, otherwise all extremely fine, UNIQUE £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £500
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, the obv. and rev. dies for his eighth private token, on the occasion of his Silver Wedding, 1911, clasped hands, united for mutual happiness, rev. fancy softly seems to glide, etc, both dies unsigned but stamped with control marks on sides; together with the edge collar, in three segments, whom god hath joined let none separate (W 3041; Bell, 1966, A8). Minor traces of rust, otherwise extremely fine, UNIQUE £800-£1,000
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, the obv. and rev. dies for his ninth private token, 1915, success to the allied armies, etc, rev. lathe-chucks for shell works, rev. die stamped w hill (W 3042; Bell, 1966, A9). The reverse die rather rusted but the obverse die extremely fine, UNIQUE £500-£700
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, a George III Penny [1806-7] and a Birmingham, Workhouse, Penny, 1813, obvs. countermarked bradford workhouse (as W 411), and additionally s.h. hamer halifax 1906 in 3 lines, 17.78g/6h, 27.99g/6h (cf. DNW 134, 353) [2]. Coins worn, counterstamps fine to very fine £60-£80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Hull, William Sykes, 1902 (7), all bronzed-copper, by J.A. Restall, arms, WS cypher below, revs. Dock Offices, 18.76g/12h; Grammar School, 18.26g/12h; Holy Trinity Church, 20.38g/12h; Hymers College, 20.74g/12h; Royal Infirmary, 18.19g/12h; Town Hall, 20.56g/12h; William III statue, 18.45g/12h, edges plain, all 33mm (W 3065-71; Bell, 1966, A11-17) [7]. One or two minor marks, otherwise a brilliant set, rare; in original fitted card case [lid...
Hammer Price: £180
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Hull, William Sykes, 1902 (8), all bright copper, by J.A. Restall, arms, WS cypher below, revs. Dock Offices, 21.65g/12h; Grammar School [uniface], 21.61g; Holy Trinity Church, 21.36g/12h; Hymers College, 21.54g/12h; Royal Infirmary, 21.51g/12h; Town Hall, 21.73g/12h; William III statue, 21.42g/12h; together with an extra uniface obv., 21.28g, edges plain, all 33mm (cf. W 3065-71; Bell, 1966, A11-17) [8]. One or two minor marks, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £240
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Leeds, Myers Adams (2), bright bronze, bust right, rev. s g m adams leeds, his token for exchange only, edge plain, 32mm, 15.05g/12h; aluminium, from the same rev. die as previous, rev. Kirkstall Abbey, edge plain, 32mm, 3.45g/12h [2]. Extremely fine and very rare £30-£50
Hammer Price: £25
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Leeds, Gerald Chorley, [1913], uniface convex obv. trial, copper, crest of a falcon’s head surmounting a Cap of Maintenance, 26mm, edge stepped, 14.54g (Bell, 1966, p.297, this piece mentioned). Virtually as made with much original colour; possibly the only known specimen £200-£300
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Leeds, Gerald Chorley, 1913, uniface concave rev. trial, copper, his token for exchange, etc, 28mm, edge plain, 11.97g (Bell, 1966, p.297, this piece mentioned). Virtually as made with almost full original colour; possibly only one other known [the next Lot] £200-£300
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Leeds, Gerald Chorley, 1913, uniface concave rev. trial, bronze, from the same die as previous, 28mm, edge plain, 12.33g (Bell, 1966, p.297). Extremely fine; possibly only one other known [the previous Lot] £150-£200
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