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11 July 2006
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Westwood’s Pattern Penny, in copper, druid’s head encircled by wreath, rev. pm co cypher, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge ++, 19.29g/6h (DH 3). Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £230
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (3), all with value above cypher, 30 acorns (2), 27.74g/6h (DH 4), 27.84g/6h (DH 5); 20 acorns, 25.74g/6h (DH 6) [3]. Second very fine, others about extremely fine, first with a little original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £190
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (2), both with value above cypher, 21 acorns, liverpool or anglesey edge, 27.85g/6h (DH 9), liverpool & anglesey edge, 20.41g/6h (DH 9a) [2]. Extremely fine, second with original colour and very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £200
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (17), all with thick wreath and curved 7 in date, single acorn at tie (2), 28.11g/12h (DH 18), 29.37g/12h (DH 19); two acorns at tie (7), 28.08g/12h (DH 25), 28.11g/12h (DH 28), 28.69g/12h (DH 29), 29.33g/12h (DH 30), 29.08g/12h (DH 31), 29.60g/12h (DH 32), 28.66g/12h (DH 36); four acorns at tie (8), 29.02g/12h (DH 41), 28.19g/12h (DH 42), 28.44g/12h (DH 44), 28.54g/12h (DH 45), 29.04g/12h (DH 50), 28.72g/12h (DH 55), 28.53g/12h (DH 56), 28.92g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £500
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (7), all with thick wreath and straight 7 in date, two acorns at tie (4), 28.35g/12h (DH 66), 29.51g/12h (DH 67), 28.71g/12h (DH 69), rev. die with acorn border, 28.46g/12h (DH 76); three acorns at tie (2), 29.32g/12h (DH 79), 28.86g/12h (DH 81); four acorns at tie, rev. die with acorn border, 28.88g/12h (DH 84) [7]. DH 66 about fine, DH 76 extremely fine with much original colour, others very fine and better, several patinated (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £220
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1787, thin wreath, 22 acorns, 28.35g/6h (DH 11); Wilson’s Penny for William Williams, 1787, anglesey edge, 29.14g/6h (DH 15) [2]. First good very fine, second struck over a regular issue 1787 Penny with curved 7 [cf. DH 50], extremely fine with a little original colour, clear traces of undertype on reverse (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1788 (10), all with thin wreath and long-topped p in cypher, curved 1 and 7 in date (8), 28.47g/12h (DH 88), 28.32g/12h (DH 91), 29.03g/12h (DH 95), 28.10g/12h (DH 101), 28.84g/12h (DH 103), 27.96g/12h (DH 117), 28.81g/12h (DH 120), 29.29g/12h (DH 122); curved 1 and straight 7 in date (2), 28.41g/12h (DH 139), 28.93g/12h (DH 140) [10]. DH 139 extremely fine with original colour, DH 95 good very fine, DH 101 fair, others generally fine and better, some very...
Hammer Price: £180
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Proof Penny, 1788, in copper, druid’s head encircled by thin wreath with 23 acorns, rev. pm co cypher with long-topped p, curved 1 and straight 7 in date, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 28.14g/12h (DH 128). Virtually as struck, attractive, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £210
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies (14), 1788 (13), all with thin wreath and short-topped p in cypher, curved 1 and straight 7 in date (6), 28.40g/12h (DH 172), 28.35g/12h (DH 186), 27.48g/12h (DH 206), 28.32g/12h (DH 208), 28.97g/12h (DH 214), 28.85g/12h (DH – [214 obv., 171 rev.]); straight 1 and 7 in date (7), 28.90g/12h (DH 220), 27.58g/12h (DH 226), 27.89g/12h (DH 230), 27.91g/12h (DH 231), 27.94g/12h (DH 234), 28.81g/12h (DH 237), 28.87g/12h (DH 241); 1791, Boulton issue, 28.00g/6h (DH...
Hammer Price: £440
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Wilson’s Pennies for William Williams, 1790 (3), 22 acorns, 28.69g/12h (DH 251); 20 acorns (2), anglesey edge, 28.03g/12h (DH 252), edge plain [rounded], 28.22g/6h (DH 252c) [3]. Last extremely fine and attractively patinated, others fine and better, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £120
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Milton’s Pattern Halfpenny, in copper, druid’s head encircled by wreath, rev. pm co cypher, legend reads one halfpenny, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge +, 12.27g/6h (DH 267; Stainton –). Virtually as struck though a little unevenly toned, rare (£90-120)
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny, 1788, in copper, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 17 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, parys mines company inscribed on downstrokes, value above, edge payable in anglesey at greenfield or in london x x, 13.64g/12h (DH 270). Virtually as struck and attractively patinated, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £370
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Halfpence, 1788 (12), all with 27 acorns in wreath, 14.28g/12h (DH 273), 14.25g/11h (DH 274), 14.39g/12h (DH 275), 14.17g/12h (DH 278), 14.24g/12h (DH 279), 14.08g/12h (DH 282), 14.25g/12h (DH 283), 13.89g/12h (DH 286), 14.13g/12h (DH 288), 14.11g/12h (DH 289), 13.77g/12h (DH 290), 13.87g/12h (DH 293) [12]. DH 283 and 286 good fine, others very fine and better, a few with original colour, some rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £140
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Halfpence, 1788 (10), 26 acorns in wreath (3), 14.32g/12h (DH 296), 13.88g/12h (DH 299), 14.08g/12h (DH 300); 25 acorns in wreath (7), 14.54g/12h (DH 302), 13.79g/12h (DH 303), 14.04g/12h (DH 304), 14.54g/12h (DH 305), 14.12g/12h (DH 306), 14.54g/12h (DH 307), 14.01g/12h (DH 309) [10]. DH 296, 303 and 305 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 299 and 304 fine, others generally very fine, a few rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Halfpence, 1788 (9), all with 25 acorns in wreath, 14.02g/1h (DH 311), 13.80g/12h (DH 312), 14.08g/12h (DH 316), 14.29g/12h (DH 321), 14.03g/12h (DH 327), 13.92g/12h (DH 328), 14.09g/12h (DH 329), 13.95g/12h (DH 331), 14.34g/12h (DH 332) [9]. DH 321 extremely fine with full original colour, DH 329 about extremely fine and very rare, DH 316 fine and rare, others very fine (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £240
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1788, in silver, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 24 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, horizontal acorn stop, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool, 14.03g/12h (DH 339). Some light marks on obverse, otherwise better than very fine and toned, very rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £520
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Halfpence (13), 1788 (5), 24 acorns in wreath (3), 13.89g/12h (DH 341), 13.98g/12h (DH 345), 14.78g/12h (DH 349); 23 acorns in wreath (2), 13.98g/12h (DH 351), 14.56g/12h (DH 352); 1789 (8), 25 acorns in wreath (4), 13.35g/12h (DH 358), 14.03g/12h (DH 361), 14.44g/12h (DH 362), 13.83g/12h (DH 364); 24 acorns in wreath (4), 13.48g/12h (DH 369), 13.57g/12h (DH 371), 12.64g/12h (DH 372), 13.14g/12h (DH 374) [13]. DH 374 extremely fine with original colour, DH 345 nearly...
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny, 1790, in copper, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 22 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool, 13.35g/6h (DH 384). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £130
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Boulton’s Halfpence, 1791 (4), 13.86g/6h (DH 386), 13,64g/6h (DH 389), 12.89g/6h (DH 390, bronzed), 12.70g/6h (DH 391, bronzed); Williams’ Halfpence, 1791 (7), 14.84g/6h (DH 401), 14.48g/6h (DH 401a), 13.95g/12h (DH 402), 14.99g/6h (DH 405), 14.25g/6h (DH 406a), 13.74g/6h (DH 407), 13.54g/6h (DH 409) [11]. DH 390, 391 and 405 extremely fine, others generally fine to very fine, DH 401a with old collectors’ number inked on obverse (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £270
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Pennies (8), 1784, 23.06g/6h (DH 141); 1788 (5), 25.97g/6h (DH 142), 23.49g/6h (DH 144), 24.30g/6h (DH 146), 23.26g/6h (DH 165), 26.23g/12h (DH 166); 1789, 24.06g/6h (DH 248); 1790, 24.39g/12h (DH 253); imitation Penny, 1788, with pms cypher, 22.91g/6h (DH 168) [9]. DH 166 and 168 extremely fine, 168 attractively toned, others with much original colour, DH 165 very fine, remainder generally about fine (£120-150)
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation ‘Anglesey’ Halfpence (13), 1788 (5), anglesey edge, 13.33g/6h (DH 298), 12.05g/12h (DH 310), 12.52g/12h (DH 337), 12.90g/12h (DH 340), 12.55g/12h (DH 347); 1789 (2), redruth edge, 9.24g/11h (DH 376), bristol edge, 7.91g/6h (DH 376a); 1791 (3), bristol edges (2), 9.38g/12h (DH 394), 9.89g/6h (DH 396), anglesey edge, 10.71g/6h (DH 397); 1794 (3), redruth edge, 9.57g/6h (DH 415), edges plain (2), 8.71g/6h (DH 415a), 6.90g/12h (DH 416a) [13]. DH 340 extremely...
Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation ‘Paris Miners’ Halfpence, 1791 (10), birmingham edges (5), 9.50g/6h (DH 436), 10.19g/6h (DH 437), 10.14g/6h (DH 438), 10.31g/6h (DH 440), 10.62g/6h (DH 441); cronebane edges (3), 9.88g/6h (DH 436a), 9.81g/6h (DH 437a), 10.55g/6h (DH 440a); lancaster edges (2), 9.11g/6h (DH 438b), 10.86g/6h (DH 438c); imitation ‘Promissory’ Halfpence (2), 1791, anglesea edge, 10.08g/6h (DH 446), 1793, 9.93g/6h (DH 447b); imitation ‘Pay the Bearer’ Halfpence (6),...
Amlwch, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (9), revs. Shrewsbury woolpack, 10.02g/3h (DH 427); Irish Mine Co shield (2), anglesey edge, 10.21g/12h (DH 428), bristol edge, 7.82g/12h (DH 428a); seated Britannia, 7.82g/12h (DH 429); seated Vulcan, asylum edge, 8.26g/6h (DH 430a); Cambridge druid (2), london engrailed edge, 8.77g/12h (DH 433), london punctuated edge, 10.63g/12h (DH 433a); helmeted head right, london edge, 9.88g/12h (DH 434); Bishop Blaize, 13.16g/6h (DH 435) [9]. Last extremely fine...
Hammer Price: £160
Amlwch, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, 4.33g/6h (DH 457); Skidmore’s Farthing, 1788, 4.46g/6h (DH 452) [2]. About extremely fine and better, first on a widespread flan, second with dark patina (£50-70)
Amlwch, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (3), Wilson’s druid, revs. pm co cypher, 10.61g/6h (DH 419); City of London arms, 12.80g/6h (DH 421); arms of Guildford, 9.50g/11h (DH 422) [3]. Extremely fine, but first with spot on reverse (£90-120)
Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 20 acorns, w on truncation, rev. ornate pm co cypher, edge plain [rounded], 27.65g/7h (DH 256). Extremely fine, reverse partly toned, rare (£90-120)
Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. lion rampant with arms, revolution penny, edge plain [rough], 28.06g/6h (DH 260). Slight excess of metal on obverse rim and die flaw above shield on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £320
Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), thin druid, revs. t spence bookseller, etc, 10.18g/7h (DH 424); boys at turnstile, 10.93g/5h (DH 425); Pandora’s breeches, 10.31g/6h (DH 426) [3]. Extremely fine (£90-120)
Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (3), druid’s head encircled by wreath, revs. Hibernia seated, 3.62g/6h (DH 458), man hanging, 3.55g/6h (DH 459); pm co cypher, rev. forge, 3.81g/12h (DH 463) [3]. Extremely fine, first two with original colour, last with small flan crack, all rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £330
Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), pm co cypher, revs. Pandora’s breeches, 4.44g/8h (DH 464), may the knave, etc, 4.30g/7h (DH 465) [2]. Extremely fine, former with much original colour, both rare (£90-120)
Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. open book, 3.87g/6h (DH 466), man hanging, 3.71g/6h (DH 467) [2]. Extremely fine, former with original colour, second with small striking crack, both rare (£90-120)
Amlwch, Westwood’s Farthings (3), 1788, 5.62g/12h (DH 453), 1789, 5.71g/12h (DH 454), 1791, 4.58g/6h (DH 456) [3]. About extremely fine and better, first with usual die flaw on reverse (£100-150)
Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface die trial for the obv. of a Halfpenny, 1792, view of interior of ironworks, iohn morgans iron works and date around, caermarthen below, edge payable at london bristol and caermarthen ·x·, 15.09g (DH 1). Usual flaw through iron, extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £800
Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpence (3), brickwork in archway, 12.36g/6h (DH 5); no brickwork in archway (2), 12.15g/6h (DH 6), 12.46g/6h (DH 7) [3]. First very fine and patinated, second fine and very rare, last extremely fine with much original colour (£120-150)
Bangor, Seth Roberts, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, crowned harp dividing rd, v below, all within ornamented circle, rev. sth r cypher, 4 below, all in wreath, edge grained, 9.24g/12h (DH 1). Spot above s of sth on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, very rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £820
‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), three leaves on edge, 10.06g/1h (DH 3a), four leaves on edge, 9.79g/1h (DH 3b); Swansea, John Voss, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.91g/6h (DH 4) [3]. First very fine, others about extremely fine and better, second with some original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Abergavenny, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, cask, rev. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes at lower centre, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.84g/12h (DH 1). Extremely fine and patinated (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes above and below, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 10.16g/6h (DH 2). Usual die flaw on lower reverse and minor surface marks visible on close inspection, otherwise good very fine and patinated, very rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £280
Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, but bunch of grapes above and sprig of vine below, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.91g/6h (DH 3). Extremely fine with original colour (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £70
St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, bust right, rev. shield containing Prince of Wales’ crest, edge plain, 3.42g/12h (DH 1). Very fine, patinated (£10-15)
Hammer Price: £10
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