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5 October 2011
Surrey, Lambeth, Prattent’s Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. crown in radiated circle, edge plain, 9.93g/6h (DH 15). Extremely fine and attractively patinated with glossy surfaces, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £230
Surrey, Lambeth, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, Lambeth Palace, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.80g/12h (DH Middlesex 139). Virtually as struck with glossy reflective surfaces and attractive patina £90-120
Hammer Price: £140
Surrey, Lambeth, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 2, Lambeth Palace, rev. City arms with coronet above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.39g/2h (DH Middlesex 86). Usual weakness in centre, otherwise about extremely fine, patinated £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
Surrey, Southwark, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpence (6), Christ Church, edge plain, 11.63g/12h (DH Middlesex 670); St John’s, edge plain, 11.59g/11h (DH Middlesex 671); St Olive’s (2), undated, edge plain, 11.53g/12h (DH Middlesex 672), 1797, edge plain, 9.70g/6h (DH Middlesex 673); St Saviour’s, edge plain, 11.48g/12h (DH Middlesex 674); St Thomas’s, edge plain, 10.32g/12h (DH Middlesex 675a) [6]. DH 671 about very fine, others about extremely fine and better, DH 673 lacquered,...
Hammer Price: £210
Surrey, Wandsworth, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Lord Stormont’s house, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.38g/1h (DH Middlesex 164). Usual die flaw on reverse at 8 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated £90-120
Surrey, West Clandon, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Clandon Place, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.54g/6h (DH Middlesex 165). Usual die flaw on reverse, extremely fine and attractively patinated with glossy surfaces £100-150
Hammer Price: £100
Surrey, West Clandon, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.54g/6h (DH Middlesex 140). Striking crack, reverse off-centre and has been lightly lacquered, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £440
Sussex, Battle, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, ruins of Battle Abbey, rev. battle promissory halfpenny payable in susex, edge grained, 11.37g/7h (DH 1). Usual light die flaws on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Sussex, Battle, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, Battle Abbey, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.09g/12h (DH Middlesex 141). Virtually as struck with full original colour, attractive £120-150
Hammer Price: £190
Sussex, Brighton, Benjamin Deverell [of Fleet Market, London], Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 10.07g/6h (DH 6); William Mighell, Halfpenny, 1796, 6.65g/6h (DH 10); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (2), revs. bust of Thomas Seymour, 7.15g/7h (DH 11; Cobwright T0030/P0035), bust of William Shakespeare, 6.36g/6h (DH 12; Cobwright S0020/B0150); Lutwyche’s Brighton Camp Halfpence (4), 1794 (3), brighton edge (2), 10.04g/6h (DH 2), 8.96g/5h (DH 4), brighton mdccxciv edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 3a), 1795, brighton...
Hammer Price: £55
Sussex, Brighton, Lutwyche’s mule Brighton Camp Halfpenny, 1794, Prince of Wales’ plumes, rev. sugar-loaf and brandy bottle, talbort fyan, etc, edge brighton camp halfpenny x x x, 9.74g/3h (DH 2 bis, this piece). Very fine; probably the only known specimen of this mint sport £200-300
Sussex, Brighton, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, officer standing, rev. ships and military trophies, edge plain, 10.11g/6h (DH 7). Usual obverse die flaw, extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Sussex, Brighton, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. heart and hand, edge plain, 8.45g/3h (DH 8). Usual obverse die flaw and planchet defect at edge, otherwise about extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £60-80
Sussex, Brighton, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, view of the Bastille, rev. ships and military trophies, edge plain, 9.93g/6h (DH 9). Virtually as struck with full original colour, attractive £150-200
Sussex, Chichester, John Chaldecott [and Thomas Sharp, of Portsmouth, Hampshire], Halfpence, 1794 (2), stop after philanthropist, 10.30g/12h (DH 19), elongated dot after philanthropist, 10.52g/12h (DH 20); Dally & Son, Halfpence, 1794 (6), dallys chichester edge, 10.22g/6h (DH 15), dallys [chichester] edge, 9.31g/12h (DH 16), willey snedshill edge, 10.74g/6h (DH 15a), richard bacon edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 15c), edges plain (2), 10.18g/16h (DH 15b), 10.33g/6h (DH 16a); Kempson’s mule Halfpence...
Hammer Price: £220
Sussex, Chichester, Dally & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, bust of Elizabeth I three-quarters right, rev. Chichester Cross, edge payable at south shields and london, 10.86g/6h (DH 15d). Good very fine, attractive surfaces, of the highest rarity £100-150
Hammer Price: £75
Sussex, Eastbourne, Frederick Fisher, Halfpenny, 1796, sea bathing edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 21); East Grinstead, John Boorman, Halfpence, 1795 (2), boorman edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 22), lancaster edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 22a); Frant, George Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, frant edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 23); Hastings, James Tebay, Halfpence, 1794 (2), tebays edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 25), edge plain, 8.64g/6h (DH 26) [6]. DH 25 extremely fine, DH 22a nearly so and with attractive patina, very rare, others very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £180
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1791, bust of George III right, rev. anchor and cable, edge grained, 10.01g/9h (DH 27). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £90-120
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1791, from the same dies as previous, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.61g/6h (DH 27a). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £85
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. view of a street, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.69g/7h (DH 28). About very fine, very rare £50-70
Hammer Price: £80
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, edge grained, 9.76g/5h (DH 29). Extremely fine and very rare £90-120
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.73g/12h (DH 29a). Extremely fine and very rare £100-150
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of Earl Howe left, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.66g/6h (DH 30). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, anchor and cable, rev. view of St Paul’s Covent Garden in ruins, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.36g/6h (DH 31). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. jom cypher, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.54g/1h (DH 32). About extremely fine and patinated, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £95
Sussex, Northiam, John Foller, Halfpence, 1794 (2), foller edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 34), payable by james tebays hastings +++++ edge, 9.51g/6h (DH 34, edge unlisted), Elias Gilbert, Halfpenny, 1794, gilberts edge, 9.69g/6h (DH 35); Winchelsea, Richard Maplesden, Halfpence, 1794 (2), lancaster edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 40a), maplesdens edge, 9.44g/6h (DH 41) [5]. First two very fine, obverse of second dirty but extremely rare, others about extremely fine and better, all with original colour, particularly...
Hammer Price: £310
Sussex, Rye, G. Bennett, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, sugar loaves, chest and scales, rev. gb cypher, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 12.45g/7h (DH 36). Virtually as struck with attractive glossy surfaces, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
Sussex, Rye, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, gb cypher, rev. bust of Earl Howe left, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 12.64g/6h (DH 38). Striking crack, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Allin, Halfpence, 1796 (2), edge grained, 10.60g/12h (DH 62), edge plain, 10.29g/12h (DH 62, edge unlisted); Henry Biggs, Halfpence (4), 1792 with bust of Elliot (2), biggs edge, 11.46g/6h (DH 70), edge plain, 8.90g/6h (DH 70a), with bust of Samuel Johnson (2), biggs edge, 11.41g/6h (DH 71; Bell, CC p.193, this piece), w. hampton edge, 11.21g/6h (DH 71a); James Bisset, Halfpenny, with pictures, edge plain, 10.59g/6h (DH 120) [7]. DH 120 extremely fine, reverse...
Hammer Price: £90
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, trial of the unfinished obv. for his Halfpenny [1797], family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, no hatching, ghb below, birmingham halfpenny, edge plain, 12.19g (DH 65 bis II, this piece). Small surface metal fault in field, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, of the highest rarity £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,450
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, trial of the unfinished obv. for his Halfpenny [1797], in white metal, from the same impression as previous but with hatching added to the shield, edge plain, 11.17g (DH 65 bis III, this piece). Extremely fine and practically as struck, of the highest rarity £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,250
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, trial of the unfinished rev. for his Halfpenny, 1797, in white metal, figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta æquato examine pendit, edge plain, 10.81g (DH 66 bis II, this piece). Extremely fine and of the highest rarity £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,750
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, shield with hatching, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta æquato examine pendit, edge plain, 13.30g/12h (DH 67a). Light traces of handling, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £260
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 10.50g/12h (DH 67b). Surface marks on obverse, flecking on reverse and some irregularity in the rims on both sides, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £410
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, but reads facta æquato examine librat, edge plain, 15.08g/12h (DH 68). Virtually as struck, very rare £150-200
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of William Pitt left, rev. penny token for exchange around bee-hive and bees, the work of john gregory hancock aged nine years below, edge by george barker birmingham x x, 24.47g/12h (DH 17). Weakly struck in centre due to insufficient striking pressure, usual small die flaw on reverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with brown patina, extremely rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £520
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 20.86g/12h (DH 17a). Some light flan flecking on obverse and usual small die flaw on reverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £720
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of Britannia right, diva britanniæ fautrix artium around, rev. the work of iohn gregory hancock aged nine years above date, utile dulci above, for exchange below, edge by george barker birmingham mdccc, 36.56g/12h (DH 19). Uneven patina on obverse and some spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £400
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms in shield, rev. gb cypher, edge plain, 17.62g/6h (DH 64a). Virtually as struck and bronzed, most attractive, very rare £150-200
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1799, head of Mercury left, rev. remains of a pyramid and fallen statue, three hands couped at the wrists above, edge payable by george barker + +, 15.27g/12h (DH 69). Extremely fine with original colour and reflective surfaces, extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £470
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