Halfpennies18th Century (8) Cornwall (2) Falmouth 1797 Obverse: A spread eagle, Reverse: FALMOUTH INDEPENTENT VOLUNTEERS 1797 in four lines, Milled edge, DH3, About VF, scarce, Penryn 1794 Obverse: A shield of Arms PRO REGE ET POPULO, Exergue: LORD DE DUNSTANVILLE COLONEL in two lines, Reverse: A laureated bust, PENRYN VOLUNTEERS above, Exergue: FIRST INROLLD APRIL 3. 1794 in two lines, DH4, GEF/AU the obverse with some spots, Essex - Colchester 1794 Obverse: A view of Colchester castle, date below, Reverse: A loom SUCCESS TO THE BAY TRADE, Edge: PAYABLE AT CHARLES HEATHS BAY MAKER COLCHESTER, DH10, VF cleaned, Herefordshire - Hereford 1794 Obverse: An apple tree SUCCESS TO THE CIDER TRADE. HEREFORD HALFPENNY C.HONIATTS BIRMm WAREHOUSE, Reverse: Figure of Justice FOR CHANGE NOT FRAUD, Milled edge, DH5, NEF, Lincolnshire - Spalding 1794 Obverse: A figure of Britannia with a small lion below, SUCCESS TO THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN, Reverse; A cypher T I in a shield, between sprigs of flowers, crest a demi-lion, Edge: PAYABLE AT T. IENNINGSS SPALDING & HOLBEACH, DH5, GVF with an edge nick, Staffordshire - Leek 1793 Obverse: A caduceus, supported by a large bale of goods, LEEK COMMERCIAL HALFPENNY 1793, Reverse: Two hands united, and a olive branch, ARTE FAVENTE NIL DESPERANDUM, berry on underside of first leaf, Edge: PAYABLE AT LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE, DH14 GVF, Wiltshire - Salisbury 1796 Obverse: View of a church CATHEDRAL CHURCH Exergue: OF SARUM, Reverse: The Grocer's arms and supporters, FINE TEAS &c. 1796 below, Edge: PAYABLE AT I & T SHARPES SALISBURY DH21, VF with some green patina, Shropshire - Coalbrook Dale 1792 Obverse: View of a bridge with a verrel sailing under ERECTED / ANNO 1779 / SPAN 100 FEET above, IRON BRIDGE AT COALBROOK DALE 1792, Reverse: A man working a machine, Exergue: INCLINED PLANE AT KETLEY 1789. Edge: PAYABLE AT COALBROOK - DALE AND KETLEY, DH14, VF
Halfpennies18th CenturySomerset (6) Bath 1794 Obverse: The Arms and supporters of the city of Bath, date below, W.GYE PRINTER & STATIONER BATH, Reverse: A female seated, instructing a boy with a key to unlock the prison doors, GO FORTH radiated, REMEMBER THE DEBTORS IN ILCHESTER GOAL, Edge: PAYABLE AT W.GYE'S PRINTER BATH, DH34, EF with a planchet clip obscuring most of BATH on the edge, Bath undated, Obverse: Bust left IOHN HOWARD F.R.S. HALFPENNY, Reverse: A female seated, instructing a boy with a key to unlock the prison doors, GO FORTH radiated, REMEMBER THE DEBTORS IN GOAL, Edge: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL, DH36c,NEF, Bath undated, Bust left IOHN HOWARD F.R.S. HALFPENNY, Reverse: A female seated, instructed a boy with a key to unlock the prison doors, GO FORTH radiated, REMEMBER THE DEBTORS IN GOAL, Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR DUBLIN, DH6d,GVF/NEF, Bath undated, Bath City Token, Obverse: View of a chapel, KENSINGTON CHAPEL, Reverse: The Arms and supporters of Bath, in a sunken oval, Plain edge, DH76, NEF, Bristol undated, Obverse: Arms of Bristol within a circle, PROSPERITY TO THE CITY OF BRISTOL, Reverse: A Figure of Galen, I. CHESTER. DRUGGIST AND CHYMIST, Plain edge, DH90, About VF, Bristol 1795 date over weak higher date, Obverse: A large bale marked N H B No.1 , leopard above, GENERAL COMMIDSION & PUBLIC SALE ROOM BRIDGE STREET BRISTOL, no stop at end of legend, Reverse: Figure of Justice standing, dividing date, PAYABLE AT NIBLOCK & HUNTER'S, DH100, VF, Cornwall - Penryn 1794 Obverse: A shield of Arms, PRO REGE ET POPULO, Exergue: LORD DE DUNSTANVILLE COLONEL in two lines, Reverse: A laureated bust, PENRYN VOLUNTEERS Exergue: FIRST INROLLD APRIL 3. 1794, DH4, About EF
Halfpenny18th CenturyCornwall - Penryn 1794 Obverse: Shield of Arms, Reverse: A Laureate Bust on a shield, PENRYN VOLUNTEERS on a ribbon, DH4 About EF with some edge nicks
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
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
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