Halfpennies18th CenturyMiddlesex (8) Allen's 1795 Obverse: A shield of Arms WILLIAM ALLEN LONDON, Reverse: Shield of Arms PROMISSORY HALFPENNY, Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON, DH246a, NEF, Coventry Street 1795 Obverse: A filtering stone FOR PURIFYING WATER, date 1795 in exergue, Reverse: THE FILTERING STONE WAREHOUSE * COVENTRY STREET LONDON. DH292, GVF with traces of lustre, Forster's 1795 Obverse: A crown, encircled with notes on a musical stave GOD SAVE THE KING, Reverse: The Prince of Wales's crest within a double circle, WM. FORSTER . VIOLIN . TENOR . & VIOLINCELLO MAKER No. 348 STRAND LONDON, Edge: Plain (rounded) DH302 NEF with some lustre and a few spots, 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 the reverse weak in the centre, Hall's 1795 Obverse: A woman standing, MRS. NEWSHAM THE WHITE NEGRESS, Reverse: TO BE HAD ATTHE CURIOSITY HOUSE CITY ROAD, NEAR FINSBURY SQUARE LONDON 1795, DH317, NEF, Skidmore's Obverse: A view of a church JAMES below, ST.PAUL'S COVENT GARDEN LONDON, Reverse: View of the church in ruins, DESTROY'D BY FIRE. SEPR. 17th 1795, GEF with dark chocolate tone, Whitfield's 1795 Obverse: Bust left LONG LIVE THE KING, Reverse: a cypher I M & Co, date below, DH911b, VF, Political and Social Series - Hardy 1794 Obverse: Bust to left TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON Exergue: T.HARDY 1794, Reverse: ACQUITTED / BY HIS / JURY COUNSEL / HON. T. ERSKINE / V.GIBBS ESQr. In five lines, DH1026 VF
17th CenturyLondon (8) HalfpennyBlackfriars John Wildman 1669 W.351 Fair, Farthing Bow Street 1653 W.392 Fair, Farthing Covent Garden William Farncombe W.738 Poor, Penny Gutter Lane (Cheapside) Thomas Fitzhugh W1304 Fair, Farthing St. John's Court Lane (Clerkenwell) W.2551 VG, Farthing St. Martin's Lane (Westminster) Thomas Armitage W.2664 VG with a planchet clip, Farthings (2) Wapping Andrew Coleman W.3290 VG, T.Dry 1650 W.3294 VG, all with attributions
Penny - Anglesey 1788 25 Acorns, 12 to the left, 13 to the right, Straight 1 and 7 in date, DH224 Bold VF, Penny - Hertfordshire - Sawbridgeworth 1801 Robert Orchard, a modern copy of DH1, About as struck. The original is a celebrated and rare token, of which only 4 examples are believed to exist, the extremely high relief design causing the die to shatter after just a few impressions, London 1809 Covent Garden New Theatre pass uniface in lead, P P . S on reverse (Pit on Prince's side) Fine, Unofficial Farthings (12) London (3) Antill &Son 2330 Fine, pitted, Bovril 2372 Good Fine, Foley & Shoyer 2532 Fine. Lancashire (2) Liverpool - Hellewell 2160 GF/VF, Manchester - Mitchell & Co. 3460 NVF. Norfolk (2) Norwich Dye 4000 Good Fine. Yarmouth - Robert Bumpstead 5252 Fine. Staffordshire - Newcastle under Lyme Josiah Robey 3785 About VF. Suffolk - Lowestoft W.C.Wiseman 3130 VF, Warwickshire - Birmingham T.Gargory 401 NVF officially holed. Ireland (2) Belfast - Ferrar & Taggart 5410 Fine, Dublin - Todd Burns & Co. 6313 Near Fine, along with MedievalJetons (15) in base metal a wide ranging group in mixed grades
Halfpennies18th Century (21) North Wales 1793 Reverse: Harp 31 Acorns, 14 to left and 17 to right DH8 Fine, Norfolk - Norwichundated Obv: A bottle, Reverse: Figure of Hope standing points to the letter Y in the legend DH24 Good Fine/Fine, Northamptonshire - Northampton 1794 Obv: George Jobson, Banker, Rev: A Castle and Lion Good Fine with a spot on the obverse, Yorkshire - Leeds 1791 Paley's Obv: Bishop Blaze, with comb to centre of the E and to the end of the R, Rev: Shield of Arms crested by an owl, DH 46 Fine, Hampshire - Portsmouth 1791 Obv: Helmeted bust right, Rev: Shield of Arms, Edge PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R.V. MOODY LTD. DH89 NVF, Oxfordshire - Banbury undated Obv: Bust three-quarters facing, Rev: The Sun, Edge: PAYABLE AT BANBURY OXFORD OR READING DH1 Good Fine, Warwickshire (2) - Wilkinson 1788 Curved 1, straight 7, with stop after R. DH375 Near Fine/Fine, 1792 Wilkinson's Contemporary Counterfeit Obv: Distinctive crude bust right, Edge: PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL DH453 Near Fine, Middlesex (3) 1795 Allen's Obv: Shield of Arms, Rev: A different shield of Arms, Edge: PAYABLE IN CHANDO STREET COVENT GARDEN DH246 Good Fine, 1795 Lackington's Obv: Bust to right, Rev: Figure of Fame blowing a trumpet, Edge: Milled to left DH357a Fine, 1795 Masonic Obv: Bust right, Rev: Shield of Arms with supporters Edge: PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR LONDON VG/Fine, Kent (4) Canterbury 1794 Obv: View of Canterbury Cathedral, Rev: Shield of Arms of the City, Edge: PAYABLE AT JAMES ROBERTSONS DH7 Good Fine, Canterbury 1795 Obv: View of the Cathedral with E.P cypher in exergue, Rev: Shield of Arms of the City, Edge: PAYABLE AT CANTERBURY DH8 Fine, Faversham 1794 Obv: An ancient sloop, Rev: Shield of Arms of the Cinque Ports Edge: PAYABLE AT JOHN CROWSS COPPER SMITH DH20 Fine, Sandwich undated Obv: An ancient sloop, Rev: Shield of Arms of the Cinque Ports, Edge: PAYABLE AT THOMAS BUNDOCKS DH39 Fine, Lancashire (6) Lancaster 1791 Obv: John of Gaunt, Rev: Shield of Arms DH11 Fine/Good Fine, Lancaster 1792 Obv: John of Gaunt with hexagonal star below the bust, Rev: Shield of Arms, Edge: PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER DH30 Good Fine/Fine, Lancaster 1794 Obv: John of Gaunt, with star under bust, Rev: Shield of Arms, Edge: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL DH41 Good Fine, Lancaster 1794 Obv: John of Gaunt, Rev: Shield of Arms Edge: PAYABLE AT W.GYE'S PRINTER BATH DH46a Good Fine, Liverpool 1792 Edge: PAYABLE AT THE WARHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE DH96 Fine, Manchester 1793 Obv: A porter carrying a pack, Rev: Shield of Arms, Edge: Engrailed DH 135e Fine, Cambridgeshire - County Farthing 1795 Obv: Beehive and Bees, Reverse: A Druid's head, Edge: Milled DH 36 Fine
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. UNC or near so with light cabinet friction, scarce especially so in high grade
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