ThreepenceBirmingham Workhouse Token 1813 Fine, Halfpenny 1761 North Wales Evasion Fine, France Reims Jetton 1723 Fine, as part of a group of Medals, Tokens Jettons etc. (17) in mixed grades to EF
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)
Halfpenny19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842. Obverse: Bust to right: "SIR GEORGE CHETWYND BARONET. 1842.". Reverse: Coat of Arms of the Chetwynd family: "GRENDON HALFPENNY". Plain edge. Privately issued by Sir George Chetwynd, a great numismatist of the 19th century, for fellow collectors. His collection was sold over four days in September 1872, Bell Warwickshire No: A2, Davis Token Coinage of Warwickshire No: 821 EF Rare
Halfpenny17th CenturySussex Robertsbridge Robert Grove Draper W.151 approaching Fine worn in the centre of the obverse, Halfpenny 18th Century Sussex Icklesham 1794 DH40 VF or better
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
Penny Tokens (4) Anglesey 1787 Good Fine, (bought J&S Whitmore 1983 £5), Bristol 1811 City Arms Fine (bought J&S Whitmore 1983 £3), 1813 Trade and Navigation Fine (bought Taunton Coin Fair 1983 £2), Victoria 1854 John Clark and Co VF (bought J&S Whitmore 1983 £2.50), Halfcrown 1817 a forgery in copper of excellent style Fine (bought Taunton Coin Fair 1983 £2)
Penny Tokens (4) a small and varied group, Victorian Penny Token in Brass Canteen Forces Token First Battalion of the Shropshire Rifle Volunteers (1860-1880) Fine (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £3), Penny Token in silver c.1896 The Regiment Weekly W.C Reverse Crowned Crossed Swords VF (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £3), First World War Penny Canteen Token in bone Fine, (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £4), British Armed Forces penny token in brown plastic (c.1946) VF (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £1.50)
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
Halfpenny 1812 Wellington Cuidad Rodrigo Jan 1812 Badajoz April 1812 Salamanga July 1812 etc. but with CIUDAD instead of CUIDAD, GVF with uneven tone, Rare
Ireland Penny Token 1822 Non Local Obverse Bust of Wellington right WELLINGTON ERIN GO BRAGH Reverse Crowned Harp with 10 Strings, Withers 1972, EF and scarce in high grade
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
18th centuryHalfpenny Tokens (6) EssexColchester Charles Heaths Bay Maker 1794. Kent Dimchurch, Romney Marsh Halfpenny 1794, Hawkhurst Charles Hiders 1794. Gloucs. Brimscombe Port 1795. Lancs. Lancaster Daniel Eccleston Halfpenny 1794. Scotland, Edinburgh Let Britain Flourish & antlers. AEF or better
Penny18th CenturyMiddlesex 1797 Kempson's series of London Buildings Bishopsgate as rebuilt 1729 DH75 UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction
Tokens and Medals a mixed group mainly in base metal Ancients to Elizabeth II (44), includes a crude contemporary counterfeit George III Halfpenny struck off-centre VG, and a number of double-obverse or double reverse coins, in mixed grades
Halfpenny18th CenturyDurhamSunderland Iron Bridge 1796, the Halfpennies unlisted as such by Dalton and Hamer but referred to in the footnote on Page 28 as 'possibly issued for collectors'. The Obverse WEARMOUTH BRIDGE ERECTED A.D 1796, the bridge within an inner circle with no ships below, and Span 236 F and Height 100 F above, Reverse IRON BRIDGE R.BURDEN Efq. INVENT in 5 lines within a wreath EF
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
Halfpenny19th CenturyWellington 1811 Obverse Wellington bust to left, no legend and no buttons to the coat, Reverse Female seated to left on a bale of merchandise, holding a spear in the left hand and a pair of scales in the right hand, a ship in the distance to the left, TRADE AND COMMERCE 1811 GVF appears weakly struck with traces of lustre
Penny Liverpool House, Sunderlandundated GVF with some scuffs and marks, Halfpenny Liverpool House, Sunderland NVF with some surface pitting, Halfpenny Brighton Working Mens Club and Institute VF
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
Tokens, Barbados Penny 1788, Canada & Nova Scotia (9), Australia, John Andrew Penny 1860, Cornish Penny 1811 & Dudhope Castle 1797. Generally good very fine or better
HalfpennySurrey Lambeth DH13D Edge Reads JOHN HARVEY NORWICH VF struck on an oversized oval flan 31-32.5mm diameter and very rare (unlisted in some copies of Dalton and Hamer)
19th Century, Non local issues (19), Penny (D.25,27 43- Trade & Navigation), Halfpenny (D47,50,68,88,Wellington 88,105,110,114,116, Peninsula 113,117 -Staffs, Naval 150). Fine to extremely fine. An interesting lot.
19th Century, Cornwall (9) Pennies including Scorrier House (D18 & 25A), Cornish Mines, W.Wheal Mine (D.17), County Penny together with D.14, 20. Good fine and better.
Halfpennies18th Century (28) VG-GF, Canada Bank of Upper Canada Pennies (2) 1850, 1854 Good Fine, Bank of Upper Canada Halfpenny 1850 Fine, Australia Penny I.Booth Draper & Outfitters Melbourne Victoria undated Fine, 19th Century Penny 1813 Flint Lead Wo
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