Threepences to Halfpennies 18th and 19th Century (17) comprising 18th Century Penny Suffolk 1796 Woodbridge Obverse: Font facing bust, THO: SEKFORD ESQ. FOUNDED WOODBRIDGE ALMS-HOUSES 1587, Reverse: Shield of Arms between palm branches, and motto ORATIONES . ET . ELEEMOS . ASCENDUNT. IN . MEMORIAM . CORAM . DEO . within a beaded circle, AT WHOSE EXPENCE COUNTY MAPS WERE FIRST ENGRAVED 1574, 18th Century HalfpennyCambridgeshire 1795 County Obverse: Druid's Head, CURRENT IN THE COUNTIES, Reverse: A beehive and bees INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARD, Edge : Cambridge, Bedford and Huntingdon DH12a VG, 19th Century Threepence Warwickshire - Birmingham Workhouse 1813 (2) Davis 34 Near Fine and Davis 35 VG, Pennies 19th Century (8) Warwickshire - Birmingham Workhouse 1814 Davis 44 VG, Warwickshire - Birmingham and South Wales 1812 Davis 87 Fine with some edge nicks, Yorkshire - Hull Lead Works 1812 Davis 82 Fine, Somerset - Bristol and South Wales 1811 Davis 99 Fine, Somerset Bristl Brass and Copper Co. Davis 81 VG, Somerset - BathDavis 69 Fine, Yorkshire - Sheffield Workhouse Davis 123 VG, Yorkshire - Sheffield Workhouse 1815 Davis 135 Fair, Halfpennies 19th Century (4) Walthamstow - Essex British Copper Co. 1813 Davis 41 Fine, Essex - Brutus undatedDavis 31 VF, Essex - Brutus undated Davis 32 Fine with some verdigris and some weakness near the reverse edges, Norfolk Halfpenny 1812 Tunstead and Happing Davis 30 Good Fine
Halfpennies18th Century (8) Suffolk - Bury undated Obverse: Shield of Arms of Bury St. Edmunds SUCCESS TO THE PLOUGH & FLEECE, Reverse: A cypher P D above a crown, between palm and laurel branches THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN, Edge: PAYABLE AT P.DECKS POST OFFICE BURY, DH26, NEF, Oxfordshire - Banbury Obverse: Bust three-quarter facing WM. RUSHER HATTER BOOKSELR. STATIONER . BANBURY. Reverse: The Sun DEUS . EST . NOBIS . SOL . ET . SCUTUM . , Edge: PAYABLE AT BANBURY OXFORD OR READING, DH1 About EF, Middlesex Foundling Fields 1795 Obverse: A lamb within a circle FOUNDLING FIELDS 1795, Reverse: Cypher IB within a circle, PAYABLE ON DEMAND, stop after DEMAND obscured by die flaw, as normal with this issue, milled edge, DH305 GVF, Devon - Exeter 1792, Obverse, A three quarter length figure of Bishop Blaize SUCCESS TO THE WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY, Reverse: Shield of Arms with date below EXETER HALFPENNY, Edge: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF SAMUEL KINGDON, DH2 GVF, Yorkshire - York 1795 Obverse: View of a cathedral, Exergue: YORK 1795, Reverse: View of a castle and drawbridge CLIFFORD'S TOWER AD.1100. Edge: YORK BUILT A.M 1223, CATHEDRAL REBUILT A.D.1075, DH63, GVF/VF, Yorkshire - Hull 1791 Obverse: An equestrian statue of William III GULIELMUS TERTIVS REX Exergue: MDCLXXXIX, Shield of Arms within sprigs of oak, 8 acorns to the left and 7 acorns to the right, Edge: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF IONATHAN GARTON & Co. DH17 GVF/NEF, Cumberland - Low Hall 1795 Obverse: A man with a horse in a gin, Reverse: LOW HALL COLLIERY 1797, DH1, VF/NVF Scarce, Middlesex - Coventry Street 1795 Obverse: A filtering stone FOR PURIFYING WATER, date 1795 in exergue, Reverse: THE FILTERING STONE WAREHOUSE * COVENTRY STREET LONDON. DH292 NEF
Halfpennies18th CenturyEssex - Braintree 1794 Obverse: Building BRAINTREE & BOCKING HALFPENCE Exergue: MDCCXCIV Reverse: Figure of Hope SUCCESS TO TRADE AND COMMERCE DH4 Near VF, Herefordshire - Hereford 1794 Obverse: An apple tree SUCCESS TO THE CIDER TRADE. HEREFORD HALFPENNY. C.HONIATT's BIRMm WAREHOUSE, Milled edge, DH5, Fine, Kent - Appledore 1794 Obverse: A man carrying a sack to a windmill THE UNION OF APPLEDORE KENT, Reverse: A Lion and Lamb lying together PEACE INNOCENCE AND PLENTY, Edge: PAYABLE AT W.PECKHAM'S APPLEDORE DH3 NVF, Middlesex - Masonic 1790 Obverse: Freemason's Arms PRINCE OF WALES ECTED GM 24 NOV 1790, Reverse: A Cupid and Masonic emblems within a triangle, WISDOM STRENGTH & BEAUTY, SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT, Edge: MASONIC TOKEN J. SKETCHLEY R.A. & P.G.S. BITMINGHAM FECIT, DH372c, Fine, porous, Suffolk (2) Hoxne 1795 Obverse: A dismounted Yeoman leaning against his horse, PRO ARIS ET FOCUS Reverse: A castle within a garter 1795, HOXNE & HARTSMERE . SUFFOLK LOYAL YEOMANRY CAVALRy. Edge: GOD SAVE THE KING & CONSTITUTION DH33a, VF, Blything 1794 Obverse: A mounted Yeoman LOYAL SUFFOLK YEOMANRY Exergue: FIRST TROOP, Reverse: A castle within a garter SUFFOLK 1794 BLYTHING HUNDRED HALFPENNY Edge: GOD SAVE THE KING & CONSTITUTION DH19 VF, Warwickshire - Coventry 1793 Obverse: Godiva, PRO BONO PUBLICO, date in exergue, Reverse: Elephant and castle, COVENTRY HALFPENNY, DH244, Edge: PAYABLE IN BEDWORTH HINCKLEY OR NUNEATON, DH244 VF, Anglesey 1795 Obverse: Druid's Head, Reverse: Britannia seated left, date in exergue RULE BRITANNIA, as DH429 with plain edge, Fine/VG
Penny18th CenturySuffolk - Bury 1794 Obverse: Bust left in a cocked hat CHARLES MARQUIS CORNWALLIS, Reverse: Figure of Fame, standing between implements of war. HIS FAME RESOUNDS FROM EAST TO WEST, Edge: VALUE ONE PENNY AT P. DECKS POST OFFICE 1794, DH4, UNC with glossy fields and traces of lustre
Halfpennies18th CenturyMiddlesex (8) Davidson's 1795 Obverse: A female seated holding a sword, and a shield bearing the Arms of London, a distant view of St. Paul's SISE LANE HALFPENNY, Reverse: A crown upon a triangle, held by two hands, Br. CONSTITUTION radiated in the centre KING . LORDS . COMMONS, Cross touches IN of KING, Edge: PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF T&R DAVIDSON'S, DH295, EF with traces of lustre, Foundling Fields 1795 Obverse: A lamb within a circle FOUNDLING FIELDS 1795, Reverse: Cypher IB within a circle, PAYABLE ON DEMAND, stop after DEMAND obscured by die flaw, as normal with this issue, milled edge, DH305, NEF, Fowler's 1794 Obverse: Head of Neptune with trident, HALFPENNY, Reverse: Whale fishery, PAYABLE AT L. FOWLERs LONDON, Exergue WHALE FISHERY 1794, DH306, GVF or better, Guest's 1795 Obverse: Royal Arm's supporters and crest GUESTS PATENT BOOTS AND SHOES Reverse: A boot, a shoe and a ladies slipper No.9 SURRY ST. BLACK FRIARS . ROAD HALFPENNY 1795. Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON, DH308 NEF with traces of lustre, the obverse with some verdigris, Neeton's 1795 Obverse: A Saracen's head EDWARD . NEETON. ST. MARY LE BONE, Reverse: A puncheon, WINE * RUM * AND * BRANDY * VAULTS * 1795, DH390, NEF, Shackleton's 1794 Obverse: The Royal Arms and crest FRANCIS SHACKLETON LONDON, Reverse: A candle mould FINE MOULD AND STORE CANDLES, date below, Edge: PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK STREET HAY MARKET, DH477, NEF with traces of lustre, Richardson's 1795 Obverse: A figure of Fortune standing between two lottery wheels, NOTHING VENTURE NOTHING HAVE. Reverse: AT THE OFFICES OF RICHARDSON GOODLUCK & Co, larger lettering on second line, No.12807 THE LAST PRIZE OF £30,000 SHARED WAS SOLD IN SIXTEENTHS, Plain edge, DH467, GVF, Richardson's 1795 Obverse: A figure of Fortune standing between two lottery wheels, NOTHING VENTURE NOTHING HAVE. Reverse: AT THE OFFICES OF RICHARDSON GOODLUCK & Co, smaller lettering on second line, No.12807 THE LAST PRIZE OF £30,000 SHARED WAS SOLD IN SIXTEENTHS, Plain edge, DH468 GVF with some spots in the legend
Pennies18th Century (4) Anglesey 1787 Obverse: A Druid's head 11 Acorns in wreath to left, 10 acorns in wreath to right, Reverse: Cypher, WE PROMISE TO AY THE BEARER ONE PENNY, Edge: ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL & ANGLESEY, DH9a,VF or better, Very Rare, Suffolk (2) Ipswichundated, Obverse: Bust to left in a cap, with a small tassel or button on top, CARDINAL WOLSEYBOTRN AT IPSWICH 1471, Reverse: View of an ancient gateway JAS. CONDER IPSWICH, Exergue: WOLys. GATE, DH10, VF, Woodbridge undated, Obverse: A front facing bust, THOS. SEKFORD ESQ. FOUNDED WOODBRIDGE ALMS HOUSES 1587, Reverse: Shield of Arms between palm branches and the motto ORATIONES . ET . ELEEMOS . ASCENDUNT . IN . MEMORIAM . CORAM . DEO within a beaded circle, AT WHOSE EXPENCE COUNTY MAPS WERE FIRST ENGRAVED 1574, Edge: PUBLISHED BY R . LODER 1796, GVF with traces of old lacquering, Somerset - Bath 1794 Obverse: A camel and rays of sun TEAS COFFEE SPICES & SUGARS, Exergue : a star, Reverse: View of a building, INDIA HOUSE 1794 below, M. LAMBE & SON TEA DEALERS & GROCERS BATH, Edge: ON DEMAND WE PROMISE TO PAY ONE PENNY, DH8, VF
Pennies19th Century (3) Staffordshire 1812 Cheadle Copper & Brass Company Withers 667 GVF with uneven tone and some unevenness to the surfaces, Suffolk - Bury (2) Charles Marquis Cornwallis (2) undated DH4 VF and GVF, along with Augustus Cove, Londonmedalet in the style of an 18th CenturyHalfpenny Token 27mm diameter and in copper, 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 About UNC toning, with a few spots
Penny18th CenturySuffolk - Bury 1794 Obverse: Charles Marquis Cornwallis/Reverse: Figure of Fame, lettered and dated edge DH4 NEF/GVF, along with Halfpennies 18th Century (9) Suffolk - Hoxne 1795 DH33a Obverse: Yeoman/Reverse: Castle within a garter NVF. Suffolk - Bury St. Edmundsundated Obverse: Shield of Arms/ Reverse: a cypher PD above a crown, between palm and laurel branches DHDH25 VF. Suffolk - Lowestoft 1795 Obverse: Bathing machines in the water/Reverse: Men in a boat fishing, DH37 About VF once cleaned. Essex - Colchester 1794 Obverse: Colchester Castle, design runs to the edge of the flan//Reverse: A loom DH10 Near VF. Hampshire - Southampton 1791 Obverse: Sr. Bevois Southampton/Reverse: Shield of Arms DH89 VF/GF. Shropshire - Shrewsbury 1794 Woollen Manufactory Obverse: Shield of Arms/ Reverse: Woolpack, Edge: Payable at London, Liverpool or Bristol DH25d GVF with some lustre. Middlesex 1795 Kilvington's, Obverse: Bust left, with top of wreath under J/ Reverse: Britannia seated left, BRUNSWICK HALFPENNY DH346 Good Fine, the reverse a little better. Middlesex - National Series undated - Obverse: Prince of Wales/ Reverse: Royal Arms with the Prince of Wales motto, edge Payable at London or Dublin DH953a NVF/GF. Middlesex - Mail Coach undated Obverse: A Mail coach travelling/ Reverse: legend in eight lines DH363 NVF
Halfpenny18th CenturySuffolk 1794 Loyal Suffolk Yeomanry, Sword point to L of SUFFOLK, DH19, edge error with star over G of GOD, A/UNC with traces of lustre
Tokens a high grade group (5) Penny19th CenturyWarwickshire 1812 Birmingham Union Copper Company UNC and attractively toned with traces of lustre, Halfpennies18th Century (7) Middlesex Skidmore's Churches and Gates, 1797 St.Margarets, Lothbury DH 605 UNC and prooflike with some original colour, Warwickshire 1792 Birmingham Hickmans DH144 Two buttonholes UNC with traces of lustre and a small edge flaw, NorfolkNorwich 1794 Richard Bacon edge DH13 UNC and lustrous with prooflike fields, Hampshire Petersfield 1793 DH47, Holland and Andrews edge GEF with traces of lustre, Hampshire Emsworth 1795 DH30 Smaller ship, Lancaster, London or Bristol edge UNC toned with traces of lustre, Suffolk Blything 1794 DH 19 Sword points to L UNC and superbly toned, EssexChelmsford 1794 DH6 UNC and nicely toned with traces of lustre, a very pleasing group
A mixed group 18th and 19th Century (9) comprising Yorkshire 1813 Phoenix Ironworks EF, Halfpenny Yorkshire Sheffield 1812 Nelson/Victory VF, Staffordshire 1812 Job Wilkes Darleston Lustrous EF, Warwickshire 1796 Union Mills/Cornucopia F scarce, Suffolk Bury 1794 Bust of Cornwallis EF, also Pennies 19th Century New Zealand (2) S.Hague Smith Ironmonger Auckland undated KM#Tn63 VF, 1858 Professor Holloway KM#Tn278 Good Fine, Colliery Mine and Lime Kiln Tickets (2) Hensingham Crest of the Lawson and Brayton family, two arms supporting the sun, VF the first in copper, the second in brass with hole
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
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