17th and 18th Century (12) comprising Farthings and Halfpennies17th Century (6) Gloucestershire (5) Cirencester Farthing William Constable W50 Poor, Cirencester Farthing Elizabeth Kemble W56 Fair, Cirencester Farthing 1657 Bryan Mills W57 Fair, Cirencester Farthing Rebekvh Osborne W60 Fair to VG, Tewksbury Halfpenny Joseph Sheene W200 Poor, Northamptonshire Farthing, Town W74 Fair, all attributed, along with Halfpennies 18th Century (6) Norfolk (5) Norwich 1794 R.Campin Haberdasher DH21 VF, Norwich 1792 City Arms/A shop front, DH28 VF, Norwich 1792 Castle and Lion DH16 About VF, Norwich 1792 Man in Loom DH38 (2) Good Fine and VF, Somerset - Bristol 1795 Niblock's DH102 Fine/Good Fine
Farthings 17th CenturyNorfolk (16) Norwich (11) 1664 Violet Benton W118 Fair, undated Peeter Blofeld W122 VF, undated Robert Brown W126 VF, undated Augustine Bridgs W123/4 (2) the first Near Fine/Fine, the second Fine with some verdigris, 1653 Edward Buxton W128 NVF, 1663 Robert Claton W132 Good Fine, 1667 Spendlove W203 Fine, 1664 Thomas Ferrier W142 Bold Fine, 1664 George Hall W1149 VF, 1663 John Tabor W205 Fine/Good Fine with a planchet clip, 1662 Thomas Warne W216 Near Fine, unpriced by Dickinson, Rare, Linn Regis (3) 1668 Town Arms W63/4 Fine, 1669 Town Arms W65 Near Fine, 1662 Edward Billings W67 NVF, East Dereham John Halcott W34 Good Fine, rare, unpriced by Dickinson
Farthings and Halfpennies17th Century (6) Oxfordshire (6) Banbury Farthing Benjamin Hibberdine W10/11 VG, Banbury Farthing 1652 John Vivers W24 Fair, Banbury Farthing 1651 James Wagstaffe W26 VG, Banbury Halfpenny William Wagstaffe W28 Fair, Burford Farthing Thomas Mathews W48 Fair, Thame Farthing William Tripp W206 Fair, all attributed and with tickets
Farthings 17th Century (9) Suffolk (6) Beccles 1664 William Cutlove W7 Near Fine, Lowestoft 1669 Jos Smithson, Rob Barker Church Ward W225 Fine, Hoxne undated Will Brewster W155 (2) the first Good Fine with some verdigris, the second VG, Hoxne Benjamin Whyt VG or better with green patina, Bury 1670 Edward Tayler W81 Fine, Oxfordshire - Oxford 1652 The Mayor of Oxford W111/2 Fine, Gloucestershire - Tetbury 1669 Borough - Town Arms W163 Bold Fine, London - Westminster (New Palace Yard) 1649 W2048 Reverse: Grocer's Arms, Fine/VG
Farthings 17th Century (2) Hampshire - Tichfield 1652 William Houghton, W.204 Good Fine with some verdigris, Kent - Dover (16) 68 Town Arms/St. Martin and beggar, W.199 About Fine
Halfpennies and Farthings 17th Century (14) Kent (4) Chatham Farthing undated William Hardin W.92 VG, Dover Farthing 1651 AT THE LEOPOVLDS W.209/10 Bold Fine, Dover Farthing undated Thomas Fidg W.213 Near Fine, Maidstone Farthing 1656 Ralph Warde W.391 Near Fine, Sussex Midhurst Farthing John Shotter W.137 VG, Berkshire Lambourn Farthing 1652 Henry Knighton W.41 Fair, Essex Romford Halfpenny undated Will Willis W.270 Fair, HampshireAndover 1666 Town - FOR YE POORES BENEFIT W.12 Near Fine, Hertfordshire Royston Farthing James Partrich W.165 Fair, Middlesex Brentford (2) undated Farthing W.C (M) At the King's Arms W.13 Fair, Brentford Farthing 1651 John Moore W.19 VG, Norfolk Diss Halfpenny 1669 Town Arms W.27 VG, Oxfordshire Oxford Farthing 1652 The Mayor, City Arms W.111/2 Fair, Suffolk Stanton Farthing Thomas Goffw W.303 Fair
Farthings 17th Century Southwark (4) Borough High Street (4) 1649 L.H. At The Golden Key W.56 (2) Norweb 4861 and Norweb 4862, VF and NVF, undated Edward Joye W.54 VF with green patina, unpriced by Dickinson, undated James Lane, At The King's Arms W.57 Near Fine, unpriced by Dickinson, all ex-Cole Danehower collection (2017), all with Ex -Norweb with the Norweb envelopes and references
Halfpenny17th CenturyKent 1669 Joseph Jewell W.407 VG with all details clear, Halfpennies18th Century (3) Hampshire - Emsworth 1795 Earl Howe/Ship sailing left, DH30 NVF, Middlesex - National Series 1795 Princess of Wales/Portcullis and Prince of Wales' crest DH977 Near VF, Lothian -Edinburgh 1792 Hutchison's with plain edge, possibly a contemporary counterfeit, Fine, along with Farthing Charles I Royal Peck 145 mintmark Large Crescent, Fine with some surface dirt, along with a further group of detector finds (7) comprising Farthings Charles I (6) various types in low grades includes Rose and Royal types, and a Spanish American copper in low grade
Farthings 17th Century (2) Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, William Parnell W.24 NVG comes with old Seaby envelope, Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, Thomas Tompkins W.25 VG, comes with old Seaby envelope, Japan 100 Mon, undated (1835-1870) Fine, cleaned, Germany Medallion, 27mm diameter, Gebr. Friedlander, Berlin, late 19th Century Obverse: Gebr. Friedländer, Reverse: 10% Kupfer, 15% Gold, 75% Silber, 13.23 grammes, plain edge EF,GB Farthing Charles II worn, date not visible, Roman Dupondis Faustina, Fair, Roman Ae3 Antoninus Pius VG, Roman Sestertius unattributed, very worn, Jeton - France, Dutch Republic undated (1580) VG, Medieval Jetons (2) VG and Near Fine, Ancient Greece Tetradrachm, Reverse: seated figure left VG, GB Halfpenny George II worn with painted shield with quartered arms on the reverse, VG, and a worn copper 22mm unattributed
17th CenturyKent (7) Farthing 1651 Dover At The Leopvldvs W.209/10 VG, Farthings Dover Thomas Fidg (2) W.213 VG and Near Fine, HalfpennySandwich John Casbe W.493 Fine, Halfpenny Sandwich Henry Furnice W.498 Fine, Farthings Sturry Thomas Johnson (2) W.542/3 both Fair
17th CenturyNorthamptonshire (5) Halfpenny Higham Ferrers 1656 Twyford Worthington W.41 VG with a planchet clip, Farthing Northampton Town W.74/5 Fair, Farthing 1651 Bird Streete W.79/80 Fine, Halfpenny Peterborough Richard Tompson W.138 Fine for wear with poor surfaces, Halfpenny Towcester William Bell W.157/8 VG
17th CenturyLondon (9) Halfpenny Cateaton Street Tho. Lacy W.485 Fair, Farthing Cateaton Street The King's Arms Tavern W.487 Fair, Farthing Coleman Street W.707 Samuel Coleman Fair, Halfpenny 1664 Fleet Lane W.1058 Fair, Halfpenny Fleet Lane W.1063 Fair, Farthing Fleet Street W.1102 Fair with a small planchet clip, Farthing Postern Gate (Cripplegate) Robert Sarreson W.2269 Fair, Farthing Salisbury Court (Fleet Street) Richard Bvrmby W.2738 Fair, Farthing 1655 Temple Bar W.3037 Fair to VG, all with attributions and all are unpriced by Dickinson
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
17th CenturyKent (9) Halfpenny Appledore - John Bourne 1669 W1, Fair/Fine, holed, Halfpenny Canterbury - John Cardon 1656 W47 Fair, Halfpenny Canterbury - James Cheever W50 VG/Fair, Halfpenny Canterbury - Thomas Field 1666 W57 Fair, Halfpenny Canterbury - Thomas Jennings W61 About Fine, Halfpenny Canterbury - Francis Maplisden W63 About Fine, Farthing Canterbury - Walter Maplisden 1666 W65 Good Fine, Halfpenny Canterbury Jeremiah Masterson W66 (Octagonal) VG, Farthing Canterbury W.E.M at the Three Kings W81 Fine, all with attributions
17th CenturyKent (11) Farthing Goudhurst - John Austen W284 VG, Farthing Gravesend Thomas Hill W296 VG, Farthing Gravesend -John Watson 1653 W308 Fair, Farthing Greenwich E.B. At The George W314 Fine, Halfpenny Hythe Jon Bassett 1670 W357 Fine, holed, Halfpenny Maidstone - Rob Brooke 1670 W381 Good Fine with two planchet clips, Farthing Maidstone - Robert Heath W382 Fair, Farthing Maidstone - James Rose W385 VG, Farthing Maidstone - Richard Walker 1658 W389 Fine, holed, Farthing Maidstone - Steven Weeks W395 VG, Farthing Maidstone - Richard Wicking W397 VG
17th CenturyKent (7) Farthing Deal - James Coston 1653 W148/9 Fair, Farthing Deal - John Pittock 1656 W156 Near Fine, Farthing Deal - Peter Underwood W161 VG, HalfpennyDover Town 1668 W198 VG holed, Farthing Dover Town 1668 W199 Fine, Farthing Dover - Edward Chambers 1649 W205 VF/About VF, Farthing Dover - Jane Collier W206 Fine, all with attributions, the lats two with Norweb envelopes
17th CenturyKent (7) FarthingDover - Richard Cullen 1656 W208 Fair, Farthing Dover - D.C.M At the Leopouldos 1651 W209 Clear VG, Farthing Dover - Martha Fford 1659 W212 Good Fine, Farthing Dover - Thomas Fidg W213 Good Fine/Fine, Farthing Dover Tho. Kite 1656 W223 Fair, Farthing Dover - John Thomas W224 VG or better, Farthing Dover - Thomas Sharnal 1658 W230 Fair, all with attributions, the first four with Norweb envelopes
Tokens an impressive collection in an album (149) includes Halfpennies18th Century (116), many rare pieces included with HalfpennyCumberland Low Hall 1797 DH1 A/UNC, believed to be only 200 minted, Very Rare. Berkshire - Windsor 1795 Obverse: Stag lying under a tree, Reverse: Windsor Halfpenny Token 1795, Edge : SKIDMORE HOLBORN LONDON DH1a A/UNC with traces of lustre, very rare and desirable. Derbyshire - Buxton 1796 Crescent DH3 A/UNC and attractively toned. Gloucestershire - Badminton 1796 DH32 Obverse: Ship, Reverse: Legend in 10 lines, GEF. Monmouthshire - Abergavenny 1795 Obverse: A cask, JAMES POWELL IMPORTERS/ Reverse: J.POWELL/WINE & BRANDY/ MERCHANT/. ABERGAVENNY DH1 EF with a hint of lustre, scarce. Northumberland - Newcastle 1790 J.Spence Slop-seller DH15 UNC with hints of colourful tone, Very scarce, Rutland - County Obverse: COL. NOEL OF THE RUTLAND FENCIBLES etc. in 7 lines, Reverse: WHOSE EXAMPLE IN LIFE CONSISTS IN BEING BRAVE HUMANE, NOBLE & GENEROUS in 6 lines. DH1, GEF with traces of lustre, Very Rare and desirable. Gloucestershire - Brimscombe Port 1795 Obverse: A barge with plain sails, THAMES AND SEVERN CANAL, Reverse: The entrance into a tunnel, Edge: PAYABLE AT BRIMSCOMBE PORT, DH60, GEF with traces of lustre, Very Rare, Buckinghamshire - Aylesbury 1796 Obverse: William III/Reverse: A cap of Liberty on a pole, DH7 A/UNC toned, the obverse with usual weaker strike on the bust. USA/Lancashire Starry Pyramid Halfpenny, Lancashire DH59c, Breen 1156, edge reads LANCASTERLONDON (No space between) due to slipped collar, GVF, Rare. The vast majority of the tokens in the 18th Century group are EF, representing a wide spread of counties and types, the remaining group includes Farthings 17th Century, Farthings 18th Century, 19th Century, Spitalfields shield-shaped, many of the 18th Century Halfpenny group in EF, the remaining group in mixed grades to GVF
Farthings 17th Century (6) Kent (5) Malling - Francis Chambers W.400, Sturry - Thomas Johnson W.542/3, Rochester - Anthonye Lovell at the King's Head W.470, Sittingbourne - John Milway W.524, Halfpennies (2) Penhurst - Henry Constable W.444, Sittingbourne - Thomas Pearce - Ironmongers W.525 VG to Good Fine, the Rochester Token with a central split in the flan, Yorkshire - Pontefract George Daniel 1667 Castle W.258 VG. Halfpennies 17th Century Yorkshire (3) Doncaster - Ottewell Robotham 1669 W.83 Fine, Scarborough - Peter Hodgson 1667 W.297 VG, York - Rich Booth at the Golden Fleece W.385 Fair, all with attributions (9 pieces in lot)
Farthings 17th CenturyKent (11) Folkestone - Edward Franklin W.278 Good Fine, scratched on the reverse, Maidstone - James Ruse Grocer's Arms W.385 VG, Greenwich John Ellis Reverse Sugarloaf W.325 Fine, Rochester - Anthony Lovell at the King's Head W.470 VG, Greenwich E.B at the George, W.314/7 Fine, Rochester - William Campian 1658 W.460 Fair/VG, Rochester - Joseph Travers 1666 W.478 VG, Farningham - Henry Pound W.462, Goudhurst - John Austin W.284, Gravesend - John Watson W.308, Greenwich E.B at the George W.W.314/7, Halfpennies 17th Century Kent (2) Lenham - John Lake, Grocer's Arms W.373, Queen-borough Richard Poley 1666 W.451, Fair to Good Fine, some with attributions (13 pieces in lot)
Farthing Tokens (5) 17th CenturyDorset - Dorchester 1669 Town Arms H.D. W53-56 Near Fine. 18th Century South Wales19th Century (4) 1793 Bust right, with stop at the end of the legend/Shield PRO BONO PUBLICO DH27 milled edge Good Fine, Lanarkshire - Glasgow 18th Century undated, Arms of Glasgow with bird under second G of GLASGOW/GLASGOW RETAILERS TOKEN, DH45 Fine with edge flaw caused in minting, rated RR by Dalton and Hamer. 19th Century Arnott Cannock & Co. Glasgow, Drapers, Jamaica Street, Withers 7284 VF. Evasion 18th Century undated Lord Camden/Female seated left PEACE AND TRADE Coleman EF-491 Fine
Tokens and Paranumismatic 17th century (1), 18th century 1/2d (5), 19th century 1D (1), Harrington Farthings (3) these generally lower collectable grades, Fantasy GothicCrowns in gilt base metal 21mm (3), 1952 - 2002 QE II Medals 21mm gilt base metal (2), Crown sized replicas (3)
Farthing17th CenturyEssex - Pleshy HVMPHREY SARIENT W.253 VG Rare as part of a small and varied group of Tokens (8) USA Hard Times Token undated (c.1820) New York - Erie County, Patterson Brothers Hardware dealers, Anvil/Padlock, engrailed edge, Near Fine. Ireland - Ballyglunin Estate Truck tokens or Scrip tokens (2) Four Pence W.I.Blake in copper VF, Eight Pence W.I.Blake in copper VF, 'The Constitution Club' Pall Mall, London Oval 50mm x 40mm VF, holed, once cleaned. Theatre Token countermarked on a France 10 Centimes 1854A, 'EMPIRE IMMENSE SUCCESS THEATRE' Countermark Fine, coin VG. Inn/Pub Tokens (2) Twopence undated John Brown Oddfellows Arms, Tunstall About VF, Threehalfpence John Markey Primrose Hill Retreat, Fine with pitted surfaces
17th Century (7) FarthingCambridgeshire - Cambridge, Richard Allen W.11/12 undated VG. Farthing Gloucester - Cirencester Isaac Small W.66 Fine on a wavy flan. Farthing Gloucester - Northleach William Souch W143 NVG. HalfpennyLondon - Strand Bridge, Will Brunsley undated W3021 NVG. Farthing London - West Smithfield, John Conaway W2850 VG/Poor. Farthing Cambridge, George Felstead, W41 VG. Halfpenny Derbyshire - Chesterfield, William Millnes W45 Poor
17th Century (7) Dorset (5) DorchesterFarthings Town issue 1669 (2) W.53/6 VG and Fine, Dorchester Halfpenny Philip Stansbie undated W.80 About Fine, with green patina, Lyme Regis Farthing 1669 VG with some corrosion, Melcombe Regis Farthing 1656 W.101/2 VG with green patina, HampshireSouthampton 1666 William Bower W.188 NF with green patina, Gloucestershire - Bristol Farthing Town issue 1670 W.20 VG
17th CenturyLondon, St.Dunstans in the East, Antony Parslov, Horseshoe,W.2479 Fine with green patina, 17th Century Kent, Maidstone, 1657 John Hoad, W.383, Fine, with green patina, 17th Century LeicestershireHalfpenny 1666 Robert Page W.46 strong GF, plus an additional 6 low grade Halfpennies and Farthings with pitted surfaces exact attribution not possible
17th CenturyNorfolk (4) Norwich City Farthing 1670 W.228, Norwich City Farthings 1667 (2) W.225, each VG, Thornham Halfpenny W.259 VG holed, Suffolk (6) Ipswich 1670 Town Arms (2) W.158/9 VG and NF, Sudbury Richard West W.343 NVG, LowestoftW.224 Town Arms, Fine, Saxmundham Nicholas Shepherd, undated, Fine, Bury St. Edmunds 1669 Halfpenny Edward Barnbe Fine with a long flan crack
Farthings 17th CenturyEssex (4) Braintree, William Martin W.37, Colchester, Tho.Lambe W.127, Colchester, Ionas Whale W.161, Great Chesterford, Benjamin Orwell W.184 VG to Fine
Farthings 17th Century (3), Halfpennies18th Century (47), Farthings 18th Century (2), Pennies 19th Century (7), Halfpennies 19th Century (2), Farthing 19th Century (1), in mixed grades NF to GVF some with accompanying cigarette cards and attribution labels
Penny 19th CenturyCornwall 1811 FOR THE ACCOMODATION OF THE COUNTY /Fish a copy with 1947 in the field EF, HalfpennyIsle of Wight 1792 Robert Bird Wilkins VF, Tokens 17th Century (6) Lincoln 1666 William Kelsey NVF, Hitchin 1663 Joseph Baker Fine, Buckingham 1668 John Rennals About Fine, 1664 Henry Warner Fine, 1667 Sheffield name not visible VG, Rose Farthing VG holed
Farthing17th Century Herts. St. Albans, Edward Camfield 1656 Dickinson 172/3 Fine with pitted surfaces, Farthing Charles I a mix of colon and apostrophe stops mintmark Martlet both sides GF once cleaned
Die for Farthing17th CenturyGloucester Williamson 81 Town Arms within a beaded inner circle. THE ARMES OF GLOVCESTEr weighs 299 grammes, the tokens issued in 1669, as far as we have been able to establish, no 17th Century token dies have been offered for sale or auction. A highly important and significant item of considerable local interest, excessively rare.
Die for Farthing17th CenturyGloucester Williamson 83 Nags Head facing three-quarters left. AT THE NEGSHEAD, as far as we have been able to establish, no 17th Century token dies have been offered for sale or auction. A highly important and significant item of considerable local interest, excessively rare.
Shillings (2), Pennies (21), Halfpennies (47) and Farthings (10) 17th, 18th and 19th Century in mixed generally lower grades although we noticed a couple in VF-EF
Farthings 17th CenturyDorset (12) Blandford Forum W23, Dorchester W53 (3 varieties), W54, W66/7, W82 (2), Poole W108/9, Sherbourne W155, Weymouth W194, Average Fine some with old attribution tickets
17th century tokens. (8). Includes a Hampshire, Gosportfarthing. Obverse Stephen lock and (ship). Reverse Dorothy of Gosport, D.S.L. New variety of Williamson 72. Together with a group of Colchester farthings. The Gosport farthing is very fine, the rest are average fine.
Farthings 17th CenturyOxford (16) Dickinson 111 Mayors Token 1652 Fine, D.125 John Bowell Mercer 1657 Fine, D.128 Richard Carter undated NF, D.129 Thomas Combes undated pleasing VF, D.133 Thomas Dennis 1652 VF, D.134 Richard Ely undated Fine, D.135 John
Berkshire (6), Eighteenpence 1811, Reading, silver (Mays 4), 17th Century Reading Farthings (3), W.78, 87, 125, & 126; Wantage W.160. First very fine others good fine or better.
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