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Bedfordshire, Flitwick, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, 11.41g/12h (DH 1 and Middlesex 537); Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (2), chambers edge, 10.55g/6h (DH 3c), plain edge, 10.54g/6h (DH 3d) [3]. Good very fine, first better but lacquered in the past (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £55
Berkshire, Windsor, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1795, stag under tree, rev. legend, crown above and sprig below, skidmore edge, 12.14g/6h (DH 1a). Usual die flaws, about extremely fine, patinated, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
Buckinghamshire, Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, musical instruments, rev. legend within wreath of oak and palm, edge grained, 9.50g/7h (DH 2; Preston-Morley 1015). Extremely fine, pleasing patina, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £90
Buckinghamshire, Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, similar, edge engrailed, 9.04g/7h (DH 2a; Preston-Morley 1016). Practically as struck with virtually full original colour, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £210
Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Francis Wheeler, Halfpenny, 1796, Justice seated right, holding sword and scales, rev. an assimilation of the county arms, edge plain, 12.05g/6h (DH 3; Preston-Morley 1017). Extremely fine with much original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1796, edge grained, 8.79g/6h (DH 7; Preston-Morley 1023); Chesham, Adam Simpson, Halfpence, 1795 (2), simpsons edge, 9.30g/6h (DH 20; Preston-Morley 1037), lancaster london or bristol edge, 9.25g/6h (DH 20b; Preston-Morley –) [3]. First about very fine for this issue but has been lacquered, second about extremely fine with original colour, last fine but extremely rare, believed only three specimens known (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £130
Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1796, laureate bust of William III right, rev. cap of Liberty and crossed flags, edge plain, 12.07g/6h (DH 7c; Preston-Morley 1025). Extremely fine, obverse with light patina, reverse with much original colour, attractive (£90-120)
Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, Justice seated right, holding sword and scales, rev. laureate bust of George III right, edge grained, 11.51g/6h (DH 17; Preston-Morley 1034). Tiny spot of verdigris on f of half, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £230
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, arms of the Till family, rev. lion rampant to left, edge plain, 13.09g/6h (DH 22; Preston-Morley 1040). Minor scuffing, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £300
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, in copper, similar, edge plain, 9.66g/6h (DH 22; Preston-Morley 1041). Good extremely fine with original colour and pleasing glossy patina (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £140
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpence, 1794 (2), in bronzed-copper and white metal, similar, rev. view of the Red Lion inn, edges plain, 12.09g/12h, 8.42g/12h (DH 23; Preston-Morley 1043, 1045) [2]. First practically as struck and nicely patinated, second better than very fine but with several surface marks (£80-100)
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, lion rampant to left, rev. view of the Red Lion inn, 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 (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £320
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpence, 1794 (2), in copper and white metal, similar, edges plain, 12.20g/12h, 9.64g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1047-8) [2]. First with some nicks in field by lion’s right hind leg, otherwise extremely fine, reverse with a little original colour, second very fine but fields heavily scuffed (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £190
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, in light bronze or brass, similar, edge plain, 8.28g/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 standard reference (£150-250)
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till and John Peckham, mule Halfpenny, 1794, in bronzed-copper, arms of the Till family, rev. arms of the Peckham family, edge plain, 11.81g/12h (DH 25; Preston-Morley 1050). A couple of trifling marks in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and with the usual flaw on the rim, very rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Buckinghamshire, Slough, John Peckham, Halfpenny, 1795, in bronzed-copper, arms of the Peckham family, rev. phoenix, 11.47g/12h (DH 27; Preston-Morley 1052). Usual rim flaw, extremely fine and nicely patinated, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Buckinghamshire, Slough, John Peckham, Halfpenny, 1795, in copper, similar, but from a different obv. die, edge plain, 11.85g/12h (DH 28; Preston-Morley 1054). Practically as struck and attractively patinated, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £160
Buckinghamshire, Stowe, Skidmore’s Farthing, 1796, Hermitage building with tree and grass in foreground, rev. built anno domo 1704 within two concentric circles, edge grained, 3.82g/1h (DH 29a; Preston-Morley 1056). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £1,200
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, Thomas Hobson on horseback right, rev. water tower on cobbled square, edge lettered, 29.74g/12h (DH 9). Light graze on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £350
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Penny, 1796, King’s College Chapel, rev. west elevation of King’s College new building, edge plain, 16.01g/6h (DH 7). Several minor surface marks and has been lacquered, otherwise extremely fine, obverse with full brilliance (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpence (2), wheatsheaf, rev. legend, edges plain, thin flan, 9.92g/6h (DH 19a; Stainton 44), larger, thick flan, not in collar, 14.39g/6h (DH 19c; Stainton 44) [2]. First good very fine and patinated, second extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£50-70)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Christ’s College Gate, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.15g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 115). Minor marks, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £100
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Emmanuel College Chapel, rev. similar, edge lettered, 19.00g/12h (DH 3 and Middlesex 116). Tiny graze in centre of globe, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour (£120-150)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, King’s College Chapel, rev. similar, edge lettered, 24.14g/12h (DH 4 and Middlesex 117). An early striking from the usual flawed obverse die, almost extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£100-150)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Queen’s College Gate, rev. similar, edge lettered, 26.43g/6h (DH 6 and Middlesex 118). Obverse die extensively rusted, good very fine, reverse better, patinated, extremely rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £260
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Trinity College Gate, rev. similar, edge lettered, 19.14g/12h (DH 5 and Middlesex 119). Brilliant and practically as struck with full original colour (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £280
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, Queen’s College Gate, rev. portcullis and scales in wreath, edge lettered, 18.33g/7h (DH Middlesex 171). Obverse lightly lacquered, otherwise extremely fine, reverse with a little original colour, very rare (£120-150)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, wheatsheaf, rev. lean man gnawing a bone, edge plain, 11.43g/6h (DH 21). Extremely fine, reverse with much original colour, rare (£60-80)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, wheatsheaf, rev. Bishop Blaize and woolpack, edge plain, 10.21g/6h (DH 22). Extremely fine, attractively patinated, very rare (£80-100)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, legend, rev. arms of Robert Orchard, edge plain, 9.43g/7h (DH 25). Light die tooling marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£40-60)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence or Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, legend, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.37g/7h (DH 26). Obverse from die in lightly rusted state and toning spot on upper right cusp of shield, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, very rare (£80-100)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, legend, rev. cap of Liberty above anchor, edge plain, 9.19g/6h (DH 29). Extremely fine with attractive dark patina, very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £200
Cambridgeshire, Chesterton, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, St Andrew’s church, part of the village in background, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.86g/6h (DH 10 and Middlesex 120). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour and on a full-weight flan, attractive (£120-150)
Cambridgeshire, Newmarket, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1793, stag lying under tree, rev. snail on river-bank, tree and bridge in background, edge plain, 9.06g/6h (DH 35). Usual die cracks and flaws on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £2,600
Cambridgeshire, Newmarket, Wyon’s Penny, 1799, two racehorses passing winning post, rev. legend, craven meeting, etc, edge plain, 23.22g/12h (DH 11; D & W 323/19). Two minor spots in obverse field and a crescent-shaped cud of surface metal below hind legs of horses, no die-break on reverse, extremely fine with original colour, rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £850
Cambridgeshire, County series, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), stop after bedford, 9.11g/6h (DH 12), no stop, 9.98g/6h (DH 12a); mule Halfpence by Kempson (10), revs. figure of Hope, 8.19g/6h (DH 13); Britannia 1795 (3), bersham edge, 10.28g/6h (DH 14), liverpool edge, 11.39g/6h (DH 14a), london edge, 9.52g/6h (DH 14b); stork (2), london edge, 7.91g/12h (DH 15), edge grained, 7.72g/5h (DH 15a); river deity, 7.82g/6h (DH 16); plough and shuttle (2), liverpool edge, 9.94g/7h (DH 17), london...
Cambridgeshire, County series, Kempson’s Farthings, 1795 (2), edge grained, 3.84g/12h (DH 36), edge plain, 2.84g/12h (DH 36a); mule Farthings by Kempson (3), revs. bust of Newton (2), edge grained, 3.76g/6h (DH 37), edge plain, 3.45g/6h (DH 37a; Cobwright S0020/I0010); cornucopiæ and olive branch, 3.42g/7h (DH 38) [5]. DH 36 and 37a about extremely fine with some original colour, others very fine (£30-40)
Cheshire, Beeston, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, castle and bridge, rev. sac cypher, edge engrailed, 9.39g/6h (DH 4). Small graze in field below date, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, attractive (£80-100)
Cheshire, Chester, Roe & Co, Halfpence (3), edge engrailed, 9.17g/6h (DH 5), edge plain, 10.01g/6h (DH 5a), owl’s feet on centre dots, 8.94g/12h (DH 6) [3]. Last very fine but lacquered, others extremely fine with almost full original colour (£40-60)
Cheshire, Chester, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, frontal elevation of Chester Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.77g/11h (DH 1 and Middlesex 121). Light spotting in centre of obverse and traces of handling on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£120-150)
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