Penny 19th Century and Halfpenny 19th Century London William Till 1834 in copper. Obverse: Legend on five lines within floral wreath: “DEALER IN ANCIENT & MODERN COINS MEDALS ANTIQUES &C”. Reverse: Shield of arms above banner: “ANTIQUAM OBTINENS”, legend: “WM. TILL 17 GT. RUSSELL ST. COVENT GDN. LONDON. 1834”. Centre-grained edge. William Till was a well known London coin dealer who issued a number of tokens which were for sale to collectors. The Penny GEF with a small tone spot, the Halfpenny UNC with lustre
17th CenturyLondon (8) Bow Street 389, Chancery Lane 529, Drury Lane 857, Duck Lane 891, King Street 1584, Moorgate 1970, Temple Bar 3056, Tower Ditch 3180 Fair to Fine with attribution tickets
Halfpenny19th CenturyLondon William Till 1834 in silver, Penny sized, Obverse Figure of Time finding a collection of coins, Reverse shield Wm TILL MEDALLIST.17 GT RUSSELL ST. COVENT GARDEN. LONDON. A/UNC with light cabinet friction, Scarce especially so in high grade
Augustus Cove, Londonmedal in the style of an 18th CenturyHalfpenny Token 27mm diameter and in copper weighing 6.8 grammes, die axis upright, Augustus Cove a dealer in China and Glass, was criminally and unjustly treated by the Grand Junction Canal Company. The sorry tale began when Cove took a lease on a wharf at Paddington basin. What followed is told in Cove's book which is named on the medal. The second edition of the book ran to 185 pages. Obverse: BEWARE OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMP.Y SOME OF WHOSE FRAUD, OPRESSION, PERJURY, FORGERY, & ROBBERY & Ca, ARE SET FORTH IN ...Reverse: .AUGUSTUS COVE'S PUBLICATIONS. ENTITLED THE TOCSIN SOUNDED OR THE BULL TAKEN BY THE HORNS &c TO BE HAD OF THE BOOKSELLERS Lustrous About UNC and Rare
Tokens (10) includes John Wilkinson Halfpenny 1791, London & Newcastle Tea Co. 1876 (Kirkgate, Glasgow & Sunderland), The Emperor Alexander, Peace1814, Princess Charlotte, Paris Maison de Confiance, and Railway Pay cheques (3). Generally VF or better. (10)
London17th Century Tokens a small collection (20) Boss Alley 370, Bow Lane 386, Budge Row (Cannon Street) 442, Cheapside 585, Church Lane (Whitechapel) 638, Cloak Lane (Dowgate Hill) 671, George Yard (Westminster) 1145, Giltspur Street (Newgate) 1154, Grays Inn Lane 1249, Harp Lane 1313, Halywell Street (Strand) 1495, Ireland Gate (Blackfriars) 1536, Long Acre 1785, Long Lane (Smithfield) 1826, Lothbury 1832, Mark Lane (Fenchurch Street) 1872, Old Baily 2120, St.Johns Cours Lane and Street (Clerkenwell) 2559, Seacole Lane (Snow Hill) 2757, (West) Smithfield 2846 mostly VG many with old attribution tickets
Halfpenny19th CenturyLondon William Till 1834 in copper. Obverse: Legend on five lines within floral wreath: "DEALER IN ANCIENT & MODERN COINS MEDALS ANTIQUES &C". Reverse: Shield of arms above banner: "ANTIQUAM OBTINENS", legend: "WM. TILL 17 GT. RUSSELL ST. COVENT GDN. LONDON. 1834". Security edge. William Till was a well known London coin dealer who issued a number of tokens which were for sale to collectors EF with a small spot on the obverse
Halfpenny19th CenturyLondon William Till 1834 in copper. Obverse: Legend on five lines within floral wreath: "DEALER IN ANCIENT & MODERN COINS MEDALS ANTIQUES &C". Reverse: Shield of arms above banner: "ANTIQUAM OBTINENS", legend: "WM. TILL 17 GT. RUSSELL ST. COVENT GDN. LONDON. 1834". Centre-grained edge. William Till was a well known London coin dealer who issued a number of tokens which were for sale to collectors. UNC with lustre
Halfpenny Grendon Atherstone 1842 Sir George Chetwynd Davis 17">Davis 17 toned UNC, Halfpenny Benjamin Nightingale 1843 London Davis 1 choice bronzed UNC and with prooflike fields, Theatre Token Madame Tussauds and Sons Exhibition Potman Square Baker Street London 38mm diameter in brassundated no denomination Good Fine
Halfpennies18th CenturyMiddlesex (3) 1795 Sise Lane DH295 UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, 1795 W.Stinton Fine Teas Grasshopper obverse DH904 EF, 1795 W.Williams LondonDH 915 EF
Middlesex18th centuryHalfpenny Tokens (6) C. Biggar, Spring Garden Coffee House 1796. Basil Burchill, sugar plums for worms. D.I.Eaton, printer London 1795. Pidcocks Exhibition, rev. Nylghau standing. Francis Shackelton, 1794, rev candle mould, Suffolk Street Haymarket. W.Williams 1795, London Prince of Walesplumes above portcullis. Generally AEF, Pidcocks with original lustre
Penny18th CenturyMiddlesex 1797 Kempson's series of London Buildings Bishopsgate as rebuilt 1729 DH75 UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction
Pennies18th CenturyMiddlesex Kempson's series of London Buildings (3) Guild Hall 1796 DH42 A/UNC, Mansion House DH43 undated the reverse almost fully lustrous, Somerset House DH44A toned UNC with minor friction
Halfpennies19th Century Benjamin Nightingale 1843 Bronzed Proofs (2) Bell Middlesex no.A3 toned nFDC one with a few small spots, rare with only 72 pieces believed to have been struck (Benjamin Nightingale was a wine and spirit merchant with a keen interest in coins and was a member of the Numismatic Society of London)
Pennies18th CenturyMiddlesex Kempson's series of London Buildings (4) undatedSomerset House DH44A toned About EF with some signs of flan stress, undated Foundling Hospital DH53 toned EF with some surface marks, 1797 Aldgate DH73 GEF with some lustre, 1797 Bishopsgate DH76 GEF a pleasing group
Augustus Cove, Londonmedalet in the style of an 18th CenturyHalfpenny Token 27mm diameter and in copper weighing 6.8 grammes, die axis upright, Augustus Cove a dealer in China and Glass, was criminally and unjustly treated by the Grand Junction Canal Company. The sorry tale began when Cove took a lease on a wharf at Paddington basin. What followed is told in Cove's book which is named on the medalet. The second edition of the book ran to 185 pages. Obverse: BEWARE OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMP.Y SOME OF WHOSE FRAUD, OPPRESSION, PERJURY, FORGERY, & ROBBERY &Ca, ARE SET FORTH IN ...Reverse: .AUGUSTUS COVE'S PUBLICATIONS. ENTITLED THE TOCSIN SOUNDED OR THE BULL TAKEN BY THE HORNS &c TO BE HAD OF THE BOOKSELLERS Lustrous A/UNC with a few spots, Rare
Halfpennies (2) Derbyshire Derby 1666 Thomas Strong D.93 Fine with a couple of weak areas, un-priced by Dickinson, London Strand undated John Dollen Poulterer D.2970 Fine, un-priced by Dickinson, Farthings (2) HampshireAndover FOR YE POORES BENEFIT D.13 Fine, plus one unattributed C.L.A STRFT.HEAD.IN GRACE, Reverse CASHE AT THE BORS some legend misty NF
Augustus Cove, Londonmedalet in the style of an 18th CenturyHalfpenny Token 27mm diameter and in copper weighing 6.8 grammes, die axis upright, Augustus Cove a dealer in China and Glass, was criminally and unjustly treated by the Grand Junction Canal Company.The sorry tale began when Cove took a lease on a wharf at Paddington basin. What followed is told in Cove's book which is named on the medalet. The second edition of the book ran to 185 pages. Obverse: BEWARE OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMP.Y SOME OF WHOSE FRAUD, OPRESSION, PERJURY, FORGERY, & ROBBERY &Ca, ARE SET FORTH IN ...Reverse: .AUGUSTUS COVE'S PUBLICATIONS. ENTITLED THE TOCSIN SOUNDED OR THE BULL TAKEN BY THE HORNS &c TO BE HAD OF THE BOOKSELLERS Lustrous GEF and Rare
Halfpennies18th Century (12) Norfolk 1793 DH47a Norwich UNC with some lustre, Norfolk 1793 DH32 Norwich Toned UNC, Suffolk 1795 DH16a UNC with some lustre, WarwickshireBirmingham 1792 DH95 Toned UNC, Warwickshire Birmingham undated Bissett Museum DH120 UNC with lustre, LancashireLancaster DH58 UNC with lustre traces, Suffolk Sudbury DH38 UNC with lustre, Middlesex Strand-London DH302 Plain edge Toned UNC, Middlesex 1790 Masonic DH370e Lustrous UNC, Hampshire Earl Howe 1795 DH30e VF, Staffordshire Leek 1793 DH10 UNC Toned, Cambridge 1793 DH15 GEF, plus Medal Pope Leo XIII1887 EF Toned and probably mounted at the top of the reverse
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