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3 October 2019
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Longden & Gregory [Phoenix Ironworks], Penny, 1813, frontal elevation of ironworks, rev. Justice standing, flanked by bale and cask, edge centre-grained, 19.36g/6h (W 1040). Extremely fine with diffused original colour £70-£90
Hammer Price: £160
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Overseers, Proof Penny, 1813, in gilt-copper, frontal elevation of the Workhouse, rev. Justice standing facing on pedestal, holding scales and olive-branch, edge centre-grained, 21.70g/6h (W 991b). Small spot by second o of poor and very light rubbing to highest points of reverse, otherwise brilliant and as struck, a stunning token of the highest rarity; no others seen by the cataloguer in commerce £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £4,400
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Overseers, Proof Penny, 1813, from the same dies as previous, edge centre-grained, 20.83g/6h (W – [dies of 991]). Brilliant mint state, the companion piece to the preceding, of the highest rarity £500-£700
Hammer Price: £2,400
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Shaw, Jobson & Co [Roscoe Place], Halfpenny, 1812, frontal elevation of factory, rev. Commerce seated left on bale, edge centre-grained right, 13.38g/12h (W – [dies of 1060, edge differs]). Extremely fine with original colour and reflective fields free of flaws, extremely rare with this edge £150-£200
Hammer Price: £120
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, uncertain issuer at 18 Norfolk Row, Halfpenny, 1811, value above legend, rev. uniformed bust of Lord Nelson left, edge centre-grained, 9.59g/6h (W 1066). Extremely fine with much original colour £70-£90
YORKSHIRE, Sowerby Bridge, Robert Wilson, card Three Shillings and Sixpence, a later impression from the original copper plate on the reverse of a postcard, c. 1900. Crease mark, otherwise very fine £30-£50
Hammer Price: £50
CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, William Moss, Penny, 1813, town arms, rev. legend in 8 lines within wreath, edge centre-grained, 17.64g/12h (W 1307, overstruck on a Penny of Samuel Guppy of Bristol). Undertype clear on both sides, very fine, dark patina £50-£70
Hammer Price: £45
FLINTSHIRE, Flint, Roskell, Tipton & Co, Penny, 1813, view of factory buildings, rev. legend around value, edge centre-grained, 18.91g/6h (W 1310). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, attractive surfaces £70-£90
Hammer Price: £85
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, legend in and around wreath, rev. lion standing left, edge centre-grained, 23.76g/6h (W 560, this piece illustrated). Spot below lion, otherwise virtually as struck with rainbow patina, attractive £90-£120
Hammer Price: £150
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, similar, edge plain, 22.10g/12h (W 563, this piece illustrated). Extremely fine and attractively patinated £70-£90
Hammer Price: £140
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, similar, edge centre-grained, 23.52g/6h (W 568, this piece illustrated). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and very rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £200
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, similar, edge centre-grained, 22.04g/4h (W 571). Virtually as struck with brilliant reflective fields and attractive brown patina, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £240
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Pattern Penny, 1812, by P. Wyon, in copper, british copper company in wreath, smelting works at landore around, rev. lion walking left, above value and date, rolling mills at walthamstow around, edge centre-grained, 23.33g/7h (W 574, this piece; Sharp, p.193, no.3, this piece). Trifling marks, otherwise virtually as struck with red-brown patina, UNIQUE; by far the most important early 19th century Welsh token extant, only 4 owners from new ...
Hammer Price: £3,800
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Halfpence, 1811 (6), 8.50g/5h (W 591), 9.00g/5h (W 592), 9.65g/5h (W 600), 9.46g/6h (W 601), 9.92g/6h (W 604), 8.64g/6h (W 607) [6]. W 591 good fine, W 600 about fine and double-struck, others generally very fine, W 600 and 604 very rare £60-£80
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Halfpenny, 1811, laureate bust of Romanesque style right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge centre-grained, 9.19g/6h (W 599). Some characteristic weakness in obverse legend, otherwise extremely fine, reverse with original colour, extremely rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £180
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Halfpence, 1813 (3), 9.13g/3h (W 610), 8.46g/3h (W 611), 8.96g/12h (W 612); together with an imitation Halfpenny, 1814, 8.47g/6h (W 615) [4]. W 610 good very fine with a hint of original colour, others very fine, last very rare and superior to the Withers plate piece £50-£70
Hammer Price: £110
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Halfpence (3), all Brutus types, 8.42g/12h (W 618), 9.03g/6h (W 621), 9.00g/6h (W 622) [3]. W 618 extremely fine with a hint of original colour on obverse, others about very fine and better £40-£60
Hammer Price: £55
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, mule Halfpenny, bare-headed bust left, brutus, rev. laureate bust of Romanesque style right. edge centre-grained, 10.11g/6h (W 629, this piece illustrated). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £1,700
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Halfpence (2), both Mercury types, 9.17g/12h, 8.55g/12h (both W 630) [2]. Usual reverse die flaw, about extremely fine and better, original colour £60-£80
Co DUBLIN, Dublin, Edward Bewley, Pennies, 1816 (2), 15.79g/6h (W 1810), 18.85g/12h (W 1810a); Edward Stephens, Pennies, (5), all Wellington types, 1813 (2), 14.68g/6h (W 1850), 14.43g/6h (W 1851), 1814 (2), 15.27g/6h (W 1858), 15.27g/6h (W 1862), 1816, 15.77g/6h (W 1880, this piece illustrated) [7]. W 1810a good fine, others very fine, last rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £500
Co DUBLIN, Dublin, Edward Stephens, Penny, 1816, laureate bust of Wellington left, rev. crowned harp, edge with centre line but not grained, 16.38g/6h (W 1891, this piece illustrated). Metal fault in front of bust and some surface marks in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine with attractive dark patina, extremely rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £1,000
ISLE OF MAN, Castletown, Isle of Man Bank (George Quayle, Edward Cotteen and Patrick Lightfoot), Halfpenny, 1811, legend around value, rev. triskeles, edge centre-grained, 7.06g/12h (W 2071, this piece illustrated; Prid. 58). Spot above triskeles and some light traces of handling, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour £90-£120
Hammer Price: £550
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, John Beatson and George Copeland, Halfpenny, 1811, triskeles, rev. Atlas kneeling, holding globe, edge grained, 7.17g/6h (W 2076, this piece illustrated; Prid. 59). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £140-£180
Hammer Price: £380
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, John Beatson and George Copeland, Halfpenny, 1811, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, edge grained, 7.57g/6h (W 2077, this piece illustrated; Prid. 59). Some surface marks, otherwise good very fine, dark patina £90-£120
Hammer Price: £130
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), Proof Penny, 1811, douglas bank token, etc, rev. Peel Castle, edge centre-grained, thin flan, 9.91g/12h (W 2060d [not traced]; cf. Prid. 51a). Some light spotting, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare £500-£700
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), Proof Penny, 1811, bronzed, douglas token, etc, rev. similar, edge grained, 12.65g/12h (W 2065b [not traced]; cf. Prid. 52a; cf. Harris Coll., 1923, lot 6). Light carbon specks in reverse field, otherwise virtually as struck and of the highest rarity £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), Halfpenny, 1811, douglas bank token, etc, small letters, rev. similar, edge grained, 6.27g/12h (W 2061; Prid. 57). About extremely fine, patinated £120-£150
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, John McTurk, Penny, 1830, 15.00g/6h (W 2085; Prid. 55), Halfpence, 1830 (2), 7.46g/6h, 7.20g/6h (both W 2090; Prid. 61) [3]. Second very fine with dark patina, others fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £60
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, John McTurk, Penny, 1830, laureate bust of George III right, rev. ornaments dividing for publick accommodation, edge plain, 7.16g/7h (W 2091, this piece illustrated). Weak in parts, otherwise extremely fine and virtually as struck, attractive brown patina, of the highest rarity £200-£300
Hammer Price: £750
Not Local: British, George III types, Halfpence, 1814 (3), all commerce, 6.69g/6h (W 1408), 10.01g/6h (W 1408b), 6.11g/6h (W 1409, this piece illustrated); Military series, Halfpenny or medal, 1815, Wellington, rev. Blucher, 6.69g/6h (W 1580; Eimer 87); Penny, undated, rev. commerce, 16.86g/11h (W 1616a); Ship series, Penny, 1813, 17.33g/6h (W 1617) [6]. W 1408b about fine, others fine to very fine, mostly very rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Not Local: British, Druid’s Head issues, Pennies (2), 1814, 18.12g/6h (W 1635), undated, 18.28g/6h (W 1636); HH, Penny, 1814, 9.31g/6h (W 1700) [3]. About fine, all very rare £60-£80
Not Local: British or Channel Islands, ‘To Facilitate Trade’ types, mule Penny, 1813, Princes of Wales’ feathers, rev. Commerce seated left on bale, edge neatly grained, 17.05g/11h (W 1681; McCammon T10). Fine, extremely rare £100-£150
Not Local: Irish, perhaps related to the ‘St Patrick Apos 432’ series, Penny, 1806, crowned harp both sides, edge centre-grained, 14.96g/6h (W 1907; cf. DNW 147, 1667). Usual circumferential weakness, otherwise fine, very rare £60-£80
Not Local: Irish, George III series, Penny, 1800, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Hibernia seated right, edge centre-grained, 16.31g/6h (W 1925; cf. DNW 155, 712 [= Withers plate]). No die flaw below bust, very fine for issue, brown patina, extremely rare; superior to the Withers plate piece £150-£200
Hammer Price: £440
Not Local: Irish, George III series, Penny, 1820, 13.90g/6h (W 1941a); brass Halfpenny, 1814, 7.77g/6h (W 1990); Hibernicus series, Halfpenny, 1830, 7.39g/6h (W 2005, this piece illustrated) [3]. W 1990 fair, others fine to very fine, all very rare £100-£150
Not Local: Irish, ‘St Patrick Apos 432’ series, Halfpenny, 1806, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned harp, edge centre-grained, 8.07g/12h (W 2017). Good fine, brown patina, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £360
A group of correspondence relating to tokens, tickets and passes, viz. ALS from Henry C. Drury at 48 Fitzwilliam Square W., Dublin, to Francis Cokayne (2), 3 May 1935 and 23 October 1935, concerning Armagh and Richill tokens in the museums in Dublin and Belfast, together with a stamped envelope addressed to Cokayne at 1 Bryanston Square, London W1; TLS from A. Deane to H.C. Drury, 12 September 1935, concerning Irish silver tokens in Belfast museum; ALS from Derek Allen at the British Museum...
16 January 2019
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Birmingham and Sheffield Copper Co, Pennies, 1811 (2), 18.61g/6h (W 160, this piece illustrated), 23.51g/6h (W 161, this piece illustrated) [2]. First extremely fine, second nearly so, both attractively patinated and very rare £90-£120
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Birmingham and Sheffield Copper Co, Pennies, 1812 (4), 23.88g/6h (W 164, this piece illustrated), 23.34g/6h (W 165, this piece illustrated), 25.45g/6h (W 166), 24.17g/6h (W 168, this piece illustrated) [4]. Last very fine, others about extremely fine, first with diffused original colour, mostly very rare £120-£150
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Birmingham and Sheffield Copper Co, Pennies, 1812 (3), 22.90g/6h (W 172), 21.37g/1h (W 173, this piece illustrated), 21.34g/6h (W 176) [3]. Trifling surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine and better, all attractively patinated, second very rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
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