Farthings, Unofficial (9) Liverpool Hellewell's Cortex Waterproof W.2160 (4) NEF to EF and lustrous, Nottingham (3) Beecroft & Sons Exchange Corner W.4065 GVF to NEF, London Foley & Shoyer W.2529 VF, Non-Local HOT ROLES EVERY MORNING/PRAISE GOD FOR ALL W.7760 Fine with a small planchet clip
18th CenturyHalfpenniesNorfolk - Norwich (2) 1792 Obverse: Shield of Arms of the City of Norwich, Reverse: Man working a loom, the loop forms a very irregular curve DH40 (2) the first on a thinner flan, 9.74 grammes, GEF and prooflike the reverse with a tone spot, the second 11.23 grammes, EF with traces of lustre, the reverse with a small tone spot
Halfpenny18th CenturyDerbyshire - Buxton 1796 Obverse: The shield of the Duke of Devonshire's Arms, with no helmet above the crown. Reverse: a semi-circular row of buildings, CRESCENT and 1796 below, Edge BUXTON TOKEN and engrailed, DH3. A/UNC with traces of lustre with prooflike fields, and scarce, especially in this high grade. Note: the DH3 variety evolved because the very rare DH1 undated reverse die broke after only 6 impressions were taken (see illustration showing an intermediate die state in Dalton & Hamer Page 25), then when the die was used with the revised obverse die, that too broke after 27-30 impressions.
Halfpennies18th Century (3) Invernesshire - Inverness 1793 Edge : PAYABLE AT MACKINTOSH INGLIS & WILSON'S DH1 Proof EF, Lanarkshire - Glasgow 1791 Edge: PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF GILBERT SHEARER & CO: DH2, EF/GEF with tiny initials RD below the date Prooflike, Lanarkshire - Glasgow 1791 Cambridge, Bedford and Huntingdon edge DH3a EF and lustrous
Halfpennies18th CenturyNorfolk (5) Norwich 1793 R.Campin DH20 VF, Norwich 1793 Arms/Loom, edge John Harveys of Norwich DH43 VF, Norwich undated Bottle/Hope pointing to T of Prosperity, Plain edge, DH23b GVF, Norwich 1792 Dunham & Yallop Shop Front/Arms, DH28 About EF, Norwich undated Castle and Lion/Plough and Shuttle DH17 EF and prooflike with collectors number inked in field
Halfpennies19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842. (22 pieces) 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 Lustrous UNC, many prooflike, some with spots
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
Penny18th CenturyGloucestershire - Gloucester 1797 St. Bartholomew's Hospital as DH10 in bronzed copper, UNC, with prooflike fields, and some contact marks, comes with old collector's ticket
Unofficial Farthing Tokens (12) Middlesex (2) Uxbridge School W2610, Houses of Parliament W4961, Northampton Gent and Co. Tea Dealers W3870, Lancashire John Chorlton W3216, London McDonale 27 Long Acre W2690, Birmingham J.Gargory W407 (holed), Liverpool W2160, Hellewells Cortex Waterproofs, Non-Local (2) W7620 Argost Races, W7900 TOHPACA, in mixed grades to Lustrous GEF, Scotland (3) Newburgh 7523 J.Sharp Tobacco and Snuff NVF pierced in the centre, Rare, Edinburgh (2) 7195 Melrose and Co. Genuine Teas, India House Fine, 7243 J.Reynolds St. Leonards Fair
Halfpennies18th CenturyHampshire (3) Emsworth 1794 King and Constitution, Milled edge DH20c GEF with a trace of lustre, Petersfield 1795 Britannia seated, geshire edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed DH49 UNC with good lustre and prooflike, 1795 Portsmouth John Howard/Britannia DH 57 EF, Cambridgeshire Huntingdon 1795 County DH12 EF with a small area of verdigris
NorfolkHalfpenny18th Century 1796 Blofield Cavalry as DH6 SilverProof, weight 13.35 grammes, GEF probably around 'as struck' with some small toning areas, extremely rare
Penny 1811 Cornwall Scorrier House Davis 23 tin aligns to A, Good Fine with pitted surfaces, USA Half Dollars 1964 (14, one a Proof FDC) in mixed grades to GEF
18th and 19th Century Tokens Pennies to Farthings a collection in an Abafil case (220) many in high grade the vast majority VF-EF some with lustre traces and/or prooflike fields, viewing recommended
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
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)
Shilling 1811 Staffordshire Stafford Shire Hall Davis 14 A/UNC with Proof-like fields, Ex-R.Dalton Collection, Ex-P.Deane collection, Ex-Noble Sale No.58 , Ex-Pitchfork Lot 789
Shilling 1811 Staffordshire Stafford Shire Hall Davis 13 A/UNC with Proof-like fields, Ex-R.Dalton Collection, Ex-P.Deane collection, Ex-Noble Sale No.58 , Ex-Pitchfork Lot 789
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