Tokens (9) and Countermarked (5) a wide ranging group Countermarked (5) Twopence 1797 countermarked W.ROOK countermark Fine, host coin VG, Penny 1797 countermarked READ . LLOYD'S . PENNY . SUNDAY . TIMES countermark Fine, host coin Poor, Penny 1806/7 countermarked LLOYD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 3d POST FREE on both sides, countermark Fine, host coin Fair, Penny 1938 countermarked in two places 6ASSK countermarks and coin Fine, Farthing size copper Obverse with CW crowned monogram, the reverse blank with small countermark CR in cypher-style, countermark Fine, host coin Poor, Tokens (9) Sentimental Token, Oliver Cromwell 1658, by Kirk, Great Allied Circus, BrassShilling (c.1865-1871) Obverse: GREAT ALLIED CIRCUS, P.F &C within inner circle, Reverse: PIT 1 SHILLING, Fine, holed, WellingtonHalfpenny19th Century Non-Local Cuidad Rodrigo 1812 Good Fine, cleaned, Halfpenny 19th Century undated British Copper Company, Walthamstow, Ob verse: Head of Mercury left, Reverse Britannia seated left, within a wreath, Fine, Grover Cleveland - Visit to the Columbian Exposition 1893 25mm diameter in brass Fine, Theatre Token 18mm in brass, undated MIKADO 2d, countermarked CM / C on the reverse, About Fine, Pub Token Threepence undated J.Griffiths, Church Tavern, Trinity Road, West Bromwich, 23mm in brass Good Fine, Earl of Beaconsfield 24mm in brass Obverse: Bust left, Reverse: BORN IN THE YEAR 1804, DIED APRIL 19th 1881 VF, 'Columbia' style Farthing Token, early 19th Century, 21mm in copper, Obverse: Bust left, no legend, Reverse: Justice standing holding scales and sword, the sword at an angle, no legend, Good Fine, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Halfpenny 1945 struck on a thin flan of 4.08 grammes, VG
Halfpennies18th Century (3) Warwickshire - Coventry 1792 Lady Godiva DH231 GVF, Hampshire - Portsmouth 1795 John Howard DH57a GVF, Middlesex - Whitfields - Long Live The King 1795 DH911 NVF, Pennies 19th Century (2) 1812 Birmingham and SheffieldCopper Company VF, 1812 Birmingham Union Copper Company NEF, Halfpenny 19th Century London - 1834 William Till Good Fine, Wellington Token 1812 Cuidad Rodrigo Good Fine with a heavy dig in the obverse field, Wellington Token 1813 Britannia Reverse Near Fine, along with a mixed group of Tokens and medals (21), includes Casino Tokens, Engraved and Gaming Counters
Halfpennies19th CenturyWellington (6) Non-Local undated Withers 1498 Good Fine, undated Withers 1499 Good Fine, 1813 Withers 1501 VF, 1813 Marquis Wellington, Withers 1565 Fine, 1814 W.1571 Fine/Good Fine, 1814 W.1572 Near Fine, some Rare, all with attributions, along with Canada Contemporary counterfeit Halfpenny Tokens 1812 (4) Head of George III, Withers 1450-1479 weight between 5.0 and 6.4 grammes, VG to Fine an unusual group, Note: the original strikings weighed in excess of 8 grammes and circulated in Britain, the copies weighing around 6 grammes were imported into Canada by Joseph Tiffin. Imitations gradually declined to around 5 grammes and became more crude and were struck in brass in Canada
Halfpennies18th Century (48), Pennies 19th Century (2), Royal Carriage Department 1547 Token, George III Gaming token, in mixed grades to NVF, along with a further group Halfpenny 1662 Bristol VG, Halfpennies 18th Century (5), Wellington Halfpenny Cuidad Rodrigo 1812, Halfpenny Norwich 1811 VG, SixpenceHull 1811 VG/Fine scratched, Germany 10 Pfennigs Notgeld 1918 Bonn Fine with some discolouration
Halfpenny 1812 Wellington Cuidad Rodrigo Jan 1812 Badajoz April 1812 Salamanga July 1812 etc. but with CIUDAD instead of CUIDAD, GVF with uneven tone, Rare
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