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5 October 2011
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 8.67g/12h (DH 23; Preston-Morley 1045). Some spots of tin pest, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £110
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, lion rampant to left, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 13.28g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1046). Lightly rubbed in upper reverse field, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, deeply toned, very rare £350-450
£350–£450
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in gilt-copper, from the same dies as previous, 12.12g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley –). Lightly tooled in the fields and a spot either side, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, of the highest rarity as a gilt Proof and the only specimen known to the cataloguer £200-300
Hammer Price: £310
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, from the same dies as previous, 12.11g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1047). Good extremely fine with much original colour £70-90
Hammer Price: £85
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, in light bronze or brass, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 8.26g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley –). Virtually as struck with full original colour, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen in this metal and not recorded in the principal reference £250-350
Hammer Price: £240
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 8.56g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1048, this piece). Minor hairlines and a tiny nick by lion’s left forepaw, otherwise good extremely fine and brilliant, rare £120-150
£120–£150
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till and John Peckham, Proof mule Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, arms of the Till family, rev. arms of the Peckham family, edge plain, 12.41g/12h (DH 25; Preston-Morley 1049). Usual flaw on reverse rim, extremely fine and attractively toned, of the highest rarity; the second finest of the three known specimens £600-800
£600–£800
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till and John Peckham, mule Halfpenny, 1794, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 11.46g/12h (DH 25; Preston-Morley –). Flaw on reverse rim in very early stage, about very fine, very rare £40-50
Hammer Price: £30
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till and John Peckham, mule Halfpenny, 1794, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 11.79g/12h (DH 25; Preston-Morley 1050). Usual flaw on reverse rim, a couple of trifling marks in obverse field, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till and John Peckham, mule Halfpenny, 1794, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. arms of the Peckham family from a different die, edge plain, 11.83g/12h (DH 26; Preston-Morley 1051). Characteristic die flaw on lower left reverse, extremely fine and extremely rare, very few specimens known £300-400
Hammer Price: £280
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, Thomas Hobson on horseback right, rev. water tower on cobbled square, edge value one penny payable at cambridge, 29.87g/12h (DH 9). A few light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine, bronzed, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £470
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 33.36g/12h (DH 9a). Surfaces pickled, otherwise very fine and very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Penny, 1796, King’s College Chapel, rev. west elevation of King’s College new building, edge plain, thick flan, 27.87g/6h (DH 7). Extremely fine with original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £170
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Penny, 1796, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 19.75g/6h (DH 7). A few light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine, scarce £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, thin flan, not in collar, 9.90g/6h (DH 19a; Stainton 44); ESSEX, Chelmsford, Clachar & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 12.14g/6h (DH 5) [2]. Good very fine and patinated £35-45
Hammer Price: £35
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, wheatsheaf, rev. legend, edge plain, thick flan, struck in collar, 16.05g/12h (DH 19b; Stainton 44). Spot on obverse and light scuff marks below print on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine, bronzed, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £200
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, thick flan, not in collar, 14.37g/6h (DH 19c; Stainton 44). Trifling carbon spots on reverse, otherwise practically as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
Cambridgeshire, Newmarket, Wyon’s Penny, 1799, two racehorses passing winning post, rev. legend, craven meeting, etc, edge plain, 22.87g/12h (DH 11; D & W 323/19). Die break on reverse in advanced state, some rubbing in field below penny, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, bronzed, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,150
Cheshire, Chester, Roe & Co, Halfpence (3), edge engrailed, 9.16g/6h (DH 5), edge plain, 9.99g/6h (DH 5a), owl’s feet on centre dots, 8.92g/12h (DH 6) [3]. Last very fine but lacquered, others extremely fine and better with almost full original colour £100-150
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.71g/7h (DH 7); Hancock’s Halfpenny, 1789, 12.73g/6h (DH 14); counterfeit Halfpence (14), 1790, rev. Genius (2), 9.89g/6h (DH 61), 5.89g/7h (DH 61c); rev. r & co monogram (3), 8.56g/6h (DH 62), 9.22g/5h (DH 62b), 8.94g/6h (DH 62e); 1791 (3), 10.45g/8h (DH 63), 11.49g/6h (DH 65), 10.70g/6h (DH 65a); 1792 (5), 10.09g/6h (DH 67), 10.49g/6h (DH 72), 9.88g/5h (DH 72a), 9.93g/6h (DH 72b), 10.23g/6h (DH 72c); 1793, rev. Genius, 9.65g/6h...
Hammer Price: £140
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, mule Penny, 1788, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. pm co cypher, edge we promise to pay the bearer one penny, 19.10g/11h (DH 75, this piece). Very fine and of the highest rarity; believed to be the only known specimen £500-700
£500–£700
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Penny, 1790, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge plain, 26.36g/6h (DH 3). Tiny nick on Roe’s shoulder, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, bronzed, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £400
Cornwall, Falmouth, Volunteers, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1797, 9.86g/6h (DH 3); Penryn, George Chapman George, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.58g/6h (DH 4); Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Halfpenny, 1791, 13.76g/6h (DH 2) [3]. First extremely fine but with usual weakness in centre of reverse, second about extremely fine and bronzed, last very fine £70-90
Cornwall, Penryn, George Chapman George, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, arms, rev. laureate bust, flags and drum behind, edge plain, 10.96g/6h (DH 4). Minor surface marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £720
Derbyshire, Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, undated, arms of the Duke of Devonshire with helmet in the crest, rev. crescent, edge buxton token and engrailed, 11.33g/6h (DH 1). An early striking from the unflawed obverse die, extremely fine with original colour and reflective surfaces, extremely rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £1,950
Derbyshire, Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. crescent, edge buxton token and engrailed, 10.82g/6h (DH 2). Extremely fine and bronzed, very rare £200-250
Derbyshire, Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, arms of the Duke of Devonshire without helmet in the crest, rev. from the same die as previous, edge buxton token and engrailed, 11.27g/6h (DH 3). Light hairlines on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine, attractive reflective surfaces £90-120
Co Durham, Sunderland, Rowland Burdon, Denton’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, in lead, view of iron bridge, rev. arms of Robert Orchard, edge plain, 16.42g/6h (DH 11). Very fine and extremely rare £150-200
£150–£200
Essex, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, compasses, wheel, saw and axe, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers, payable at st albans herts, edge plain, 9.31g/6h (DH 40; Judson 1053). Extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £490
Gloucestershire, Badminton, David Arnot and John Jelly, Halfpence, 1795 (3), in copper, 10.34g/6h, in brass, 9.98g/6h (both DH 22), 9.51g/6h (DH 22a); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), bust of George III, revs. beggar, 9.04g/6h (DH 23), legend, 9.41g/6h (DH 24), ship, 9.84g/6h (DH 25), plough, 9.77g/12h (DH 26) [7]. DH 22 in brass fine and extremely rare, others about extremely fine and better, DH 24 bronzed, others with original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £350
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. wheatsheaf, 9.16g/6h (DH 27), scales (2), copper, 9.67g/6h, gilt-copper, 9.43g/6h (both DH 28), scales 1795-96, 9.33g/6h (DH 29), scales april 1796, 9.49g/6h (DH 30) [5]. DH 29 fine, others extremely fine but DH 28 and 30 with marks in obverse fields £150-200
Hammer Price: £130
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (7), ship, revs. beggar, 9.70g/6h (DH 31), legend, 10.58g/6h (DH 32), plough, 9.81g/12h (DH 33), wheatsheaf, 8.66g/6h (DH 34), scales, 9.83g/6h (DH 35), scales 1795-96, 9.71g/6h (DH 36), scales april 1796, 9.60g/6h (DH 37) [7]. DH 31 with remains of collector’s number ‘242’ inked in reverse field, DH 36 lacquered, otherwise all extremely fine, some with original colour £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (6), plough, revs. beggar, 10.05g/12h (DH 38), legend, 8.18g/12h (DH 39), wheatsheaf, 9.17g/6h (DH 40), scales, 8.56g/6h (DH 41), scales 1795-96, 9.48g/12h (DH 42), scales april 1796, 9.21g/6h (DH 43) [6]. About extremely fine and better, DH 41 with full original colour, DH 43 with handling mark on reverse £180-220
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (5), wheatsheaf, revs. beggar, 9.01g/6h (DH 44), legend, 9.55g/6h (DH 45), scales, 9.64g/6h (DH 46), scales 1795-96, 9.94g/6h (DH 47), scales april 1796, 9.30g/6h (DH 48) [5]. Extremely fine, DH 46 with original colour, others patinated £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), scales, revs. beggar, 9.44g/6h (DH 49), legend, 9.45g/6h (DH 50), scales 1795-96, 9.86g/6h (DH 51), scales april 1796, 10.09g/6h (DH 52) [4]. DH 49 about extremely fine, others better, DH 52 with full original colour but spot above date on obverse £120-150
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (5), scales 1795-96 (3), revs. beggar, 9.60g/12h (DH 53), legend, 9.52g/12h (DH 54), scales 1796, 8.41g/6h (DH 55); scales april 1796 (2), revs. beggar, 8.95g/6h (DH 56), legend, 9.67g/6h (DH 57) [5]. Extremely fine, some with a little original colour £150-200
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s City Pennies, 1797 (11), revs. Cathedral, 17.88g/6h (DH 1), High Cross, 15.76g/6h (DH 9), New County Gaol, 16.86g/6h (DH 10), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 17.36g/6h (DH 11), St John’s Church, 16.49g/6h (DH 7), St Mary de Crypt Church, 16.53g/6h (DH 2), St Mary de Lode Church (2), no buttresses, 16.49g/6h (DH 3), with buttresses, 16.26g/6h (DH 4), St Michael’s Church, 17.12g/6h (DH 5), St Nicholas’ Church, 17.50g/6h (DH 6), White Friars,...
Hammer Price: £620
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s Proof City Penny, 1797, in silver, arms, rev. St Bartholomew’s Hospital, edge plain, 19.49g/6h (DH 11). Tiny obverse rim nick at 12 o’clock, some light scuffing and a spot in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £700
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s Proof City Penny, 1797, in silver, arms, rev. St Mary de Lode Church, with buttresses, edge plain, 17.26g/6h (DH 4). Practically as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare £600-800
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s Proof City Penny, 1797, in silver, arms, rev. St Michael’s Church, edge plain, 16.81g/6h (DH 5). Practically as struck, attractive light grey tone, extremely rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £820
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