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Robinson S Brown, Jr
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6 October 2010
Central London, High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shield of arms dividing 1791, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.75g/6h (DH 530). Usual light die flaw on obverse, almost as struck with virtually full original colour, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
Central London, High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. view of a street, skidmore edge, 13.13g/6h (DH 531), bust of Earl Howe left, skidmore edge, 12.51g/11h (DH 533) [2]. Usual light die flaw on obverses and both with surface marks in upper obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine, latter bronzed and rare £90-120
£90–£120
Central London, Hyde Park, Gamaliel Skidmore, Halfpenny, man skating, rev. gs cypher, edge grained, 9.37g/4h (DH 534). From the reverse die in unflawed state, virtually as struck, chocolate-brown patina, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £410
Central London, Hyde Park, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. gb cypher, edge grained, 9.34g/12h (DH 535). Extremely fine with much original colour, scarce £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
Central London, Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpence (3), 1796 (2), shop front and umbrella, reads n19, 9.51g/11h (DH 320), umbrella, reads 19, 12.03g/12h (DH 321); 1798, edge grained, 11.05g/6h (DH 322) [3]. Last about extremely fine, others better, first with metal cud over nd of london, all patinated £150-200
Hammer Price: £330
Central London, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Franklin Press, Halfpenny, 1794, printing press, rev. legend, edge plain, 7.46g/6h (DH 307a; Durst 315). Minor grazes in obverse field, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
Central London, Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpence or medalets (16), all with 79 address, viz. no hyphen in long acre (3), 10.17g/12h (DH 260; Storer 7641ff), 9.70g/12h (DH 260 bis), white metal, 8.95g/12h (DH 265); long · acre, 9.39g/12h (DH 261); long-acre (12), 9.59g/6h (DH 263), white metal, 7.84g/6h (DH 264), 8.77g/12h (DH 267), 10.51g/12h (DH 268), plated brass, 8.50g/6h (DH 270), 8.21g/6h (DH 271), 8.15g/6h (DH 272), 10.54g/1h (DH 273), medal edge, 9.10g/6h (DH 274), 9.35g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £360
Central London, Ludgate Hill, Henry Young, Pennies, 1794 (2), with date, 14.12g/5h (DH 39), flawed obv. die, no date, 17.10g/5h (DH 39, note) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, the first with attractive surfaces £50-70
Hammer Price: £100
Central London, Ludgate Hill, Matthew Young, Milton’s Penny, 1798, Britannia seated, St Paul’s in background, rev. legend, edge promissory penny token payable on demand, 28.67g/12h (DH 41; Stainton 42). Usual rim flaws both sides, extremely fine and bronzed, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Central London, Marylebone, Edward Neeton, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.17g/6h (DH 390); Newgate Street, Daniel Eaton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), edge grained, 9.41g/6h (DH 301), edge plain, 9.29g/6h (DH 301a); Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway and Daniel Holt, Kempson’s Halfpence (5), 1794 (4), stop after date (2), 9.35g/6h (DH 391), 9.64g/6h (DH 392), no stop (2), edge grained, 9.17g/6h (DH 393), edge plain, 8.46g/12h (DH 393d), 1795, edge grained, 9.06g/6h (DH 396b); Kempson’s mule...
Hammer Price: £480
Central London, Newgate Street, Christ’s Hospital, octagonal Sixpences, 1800 (2), 6.18g/12h (DH 1), 6.58g/12h (DH 2); restrike Sixpence, undated, 12.26g/12h (DH 2 bis); Pennies, 1800 (5), 6.65g/6h (DH 9), 6.23g/6h (DH 10), 6.62g/6h (DH 11), 7.09g/12h (DH 12), 5.66g/12h (DH 13); Halfpence, 1800 (4), 4.98g/6h (DH 278), 4.22g/12h (DH 279), 5.21g/12h (DH 280), 5.02g/12h (DH 281) [12]. DH 13 about extremely fine, DH 279 mediocre, others generally fine to very fine but the Sixpences with rim...
Hammer Price: £280
Central London, Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpence, 1797 (2), small cypher, 15.39g/6h (DH 905), large cypher, 16.16g/6h (DH 906) [2]. First with some minor spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare, second fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £430
Central London, Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, crocodile and tree, rev. rattlesnake and tree, edge plain, 12.00g/6h (DH 253). Good very fine, dark patina £50-70
Hammer Price: £190
Central London, Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Halfpence, 1795 (3), l touches robe, edge grained, 10.13g/6h (DH 286), birmingham edge, 7.13g/6h (DH 286a), dublin edge, 8.73g/6h (DH 286b); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (10), bust of the Prince of Wales (2), an asylum edge, 8.09g/6h (DH 287), edge plain, 8.24g/6h (DH 287a), bust of Princess of Wales, dublin edge, 8.86g/6h (DH 288), clasped hands (6), anglesey edge, 7.59g/6h (DH 289), brighton edge, 7.00g/12h (DH 289a), london cork or...
Hammer Price: £260
Central London, Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, man hanging from gallows, cap of Liberty and obelisk, rev. lcs cypher, edge grained, 11.62g/6h (DH 290). Extremely fine with considerable original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £780
Central London, Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. obelisk and masonic emblems, edge engrailed, 9.02g/6h (DH 291; Harris –; Bell, p.159, this piece). Obverse slightly discoloured at lower left, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare and the most desirable of all the masonic tokens of the period £300-400
Hammer Price: £2,600
Central London, Rupert Street, issuer uncertain, Halfpence (2), edge plain, 7.48g/6h (DH 472), birmingham edge, 9.59g/5h (DH 472a); Russell Court, Sim, Halfpence (2), edge grained, 9.61g/6h (DH 478), edge plain, 9.44g/6h (DH 478a); St James’s Street, William Stinton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), warehouse edge, 8.78g/3h (DH 904), dublin edge, 9.03g/6h (DH 904a); Snow Hill, Thomas Hatfield, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.85g/5h (DH 323); Spring Gardens, Charles Biggar, Halfpence, 1796 (3), spring garden (2),...
Hammer Price: £370
Central London, St Martin’s Lane, John Delaporte, ‘Penny’ or advertising check, 10.84g/12h (DH 14 bis I); William Williams, Halfpence, 1795 (4), pearls 9/9 (2), 8.70g/6h (DH 913), 8.45g/6h (DH 914), pearls 9/8, 9.40g/6h (DH 916), pearls 10/10, 9.38g/6h (DH 917) [5]. First in excavated state but very rare, DH 914 very fine, others extremely fine with original colour, last rare but reverse a trifle spotty £70-100
Hammer Price: £140
Central London, St Martin’s Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1795, connoisseur seated left, examining landscape held by a yawning boy, rev. sea-shells on shore, ship in background, edge plain, 12.15g/6h (DH 465). Virtually as struck, obverse with full original colour, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £200
Central London, St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (3), obvs. crest and portcullis (2), revs. wheatsheaf, 10.68g/6h (DH 918), anchor and cap of Liberty, 10.44g/6h (DH 919); crowned arms of the City, rev. Bishop Blaize and woolpack, 9.54g/11h (DH 920) [3]. Extremely fine with original colour, first two rare, last with spot in shield £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
Central London, St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Prattent’s Halfpenny, crowned arms of the City, rev. fat man eating at table, edge plain, 10.51g/6h (DH 921). Struck out of collar with consequent small split at edge, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare; believed only five specimens known £300-400
Hammer Price: £550
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Jacobs’ Halfpenny, 1795, bust left, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.08g/6h (DH 399). Usual die flaw on obverse and minor nicks in field, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £60-80
Hammer Price: £80
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Jacobs’ Farthing, 1796, 3.71g/8h (DH 1060); Farthings, 1803 (2), Turk standing type, 3.47g/6h (DH 1061), warehouse type, 3.75g/11h (DH 1062); Milton’s Farthing, 1804, 4.07g/6h (DH 1063; Stainton 46) [4]. First extremely fine with original colour, last about very fine, others good very fine £50-70
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, bust right, rev. City arms, edge plain, 9.40g/5h (DH 400). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour £80-100
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, rev. family arms, edge plain, 9.83g/6h (DH 402). Extremely fine with much original colour, scarce £80-100
Hammer Price: £150
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, a trial in lead for the obv. of Milton’s Penny, 1803, draped bust right, edge plain, 19.29g (DH 37; cf. Stainton 45). Good fine, of the highest rarity, almost certainly the only specimen available to commerce £200-300
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Milton’s Penny, 1803, draped bust right, rev. legend, edge plain, 25.46g/12h (DH 38; Stainton 45). Light spotting and hairlines on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £200-250
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, side elevation of Islington Old Church, rev. ro cypher, edge coventry token, 13.05g/12h (DH 403). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour on reverse, rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £130
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), bust left by Jacobs, revs. bust right by James, 9.73g/6h (DH 404), wheatsheaf, 9.44g/6h (DH 405), anchor in shield, edge plain, 9.71g/6h (DH 406g) [3]. Usual die flaw on obverses, last extremely fine, others nearly so £200-250
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. je & co cypher, 8.90g/6h (DH 407), wheatsheaf and doves, 9.32g/6h (DH 408), anchor and cap of Liberty, 9.38g/6h (DH 409) [3]. Usual die flaw on obverses, first very fine, others about extremely fine, all rare £150-200
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, bust right, rev. Fame flying left, edge plain, 9.51g/6h (DH 410). About extremely fine, patinated £50-70
Hammer Price: £85
Central London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Orchard arms, revs. bust of William III right, 10.68g/6h (DH 411, large flan), hs & co cypher in wreath, 9.23g/6h (DH 412), Hope holding quadrant, 8.77g/6h (DH 413) [3]. DH 412 extremely fine with original colour, others about extremely fine and patinated, first rare but obverse spotted £120-150
Hammer Price: £110
Central London, Soho, Isaac Swainson, Ponthon’s Halfpenny, bust left, rev. robed female dropping herbs into a brick still, edge plain, 9.31g/6h (DH 907; Storer 3463). Brilliant mint state, iridescent red and blue reflective fields, most attractive and extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,550
Central London, Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpence (5), bath edge, 9.02g/12h (DH 362a), dublin edge, 9.37g/12h (DH 362b), lancaster edge, 8.71g/12h (DH 362c), edge grained left, 9.14g/6h (DH 362f), edge grained right, 9.09g/12h (DH 362j); William Forster, Halfpenny, 1795, edge plain, 14.94g/6h (DH 302); J. and S. Kelly, Halfpence (6), london edge, 9.15g/6h (DH 345), anglesey edge, 9.46g/6h (DH 345b), dublin edge, 9.05g/6h (DH 345c), henry olivers edge, 8.77g/6h (DH 345d), edge grained (2),...
Central London, Strand, William Forster, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, crown encircled with the sheet music to God Save the King, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers, edge grained, 13.25g/6h (DH 302b). Extremely fine and lightly toned, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £310
Central London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (14), undated, reads exibition, 7.87g/7h (DH 414); 1795 (2), reading exhibition, dublin edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 415), edge plain, 10.73g/6h (DH 415b); elephant (11), revs. rhinoceros to right (2), edge grained, 9.19g/8h (DH 416a), edge plain, 7.06g/6h (DH 416b), rhinoceros to left, 9.27g/7h (DH 417, polished obv. die), tiger, spence edge, 12.07g/6h (DH 418), antelope, edge grained, 8.11g/7h (DH 420), zebra, 8.61g/7h (DH 421, polished obv. die),...
Hammer Price: £1,000
Central London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (10), lion and dog (3), revs. zebra, 9.50g/7h (DH 428), kangaroo, 11.09g/12h (DH 430), monkey, 8.38g/6h (DH 431); reclining lion (2), revs. cockatoo, 9.04g/4h (DH 434), crane, 9.33g/9h (DH 435); rhinoceros to right (3), revs. tiger, spence edge, 12.94g/7h (DH 436), antelope, edge plain, 6.49g/6h (DH 437a), kangaroo, 9.56g/12h (DH 438); rhinoceros to left, rev. two-headed cow, quatrefoils in legend, 8.77g/6h (DH 439); tiger, rev. ostrich,...
Hammer Price: £720
Central London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (14), nylghau (3), revs. two-headed cow, stars in legend, 6.66g/12h (DH 444), ostrich, 6.61g/6h (DH 445), bust of Louis XVI, 6.65g/12h (DH 446); antelope (2), revs. ostrich, edge grained, 8.54g/6h (DH 447), edge plain, 6.70g/4h (DH 447a, thin flan); zebra (3), revs. two-headed cow, quatrefoils in legend, 8.61g/7h (DH 449), cockatoo, 9.09g/6h (DH 450), crane, 9.49g/3h (DH 451); two-headed cow (3), quatrefoils in legend, rev. monkey, 8.75g/6h...
Hammer Price: £800
Central London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Farthings (11), elephant, the James-signed die (6), revs. lion and dog, 3.22g/6h (DH 1064), two-headed cow (2), edge grained, 3.17g/6h (DH 1065), edge plain, 5.98g/5h (DH 1065a), cockatoo (2), edge grained, 3.39g/6h (DH 1067), edge plain, 3.43g/6h (DH 1067a), pelican, 3.59g/8h (DH 1068); elephant, unsigned die, rev. two-headed cow, 2.88g/12h (DH 1066); lion and dog (2), revs. beaver, 3.58g/6h (DH 1069), monkey, 3.72g/6h (DH 1070); beaver, rev....
Hammer Price: £880
Central London, Tottenham Court Road, Jonathan Dennis, Penny, 1795, 21.33g/6h (DH 15), Halfpence, 1795 (6), dennis edge, 9.30g/6h (DH 297), anglesey edge, 9.86g/6h (DH 297a), dublin edge, 8.98g/6h (DH 297b), lancaster edge, 9.38g/6h (DH 297c), edge grained, 9.30g/6h (DH 297d), edge plain, 7.75g/5h (DH 297e) [7]. DH 297a fine, DH 297e fair, others good very fine and better, mostly with original colour, DH 15 rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £220
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