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
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 (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
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
17th CenturyLondon (5) Aldgate Without - Andrew Lidermore W.94, Near Fine, Bow Lane - I.K at the Greene Dragon W.381 VG or better with some pitting, Old Fish Street (Upper Thames Street) Wil Baggot W.2136 Fair/Fine, St Martin's Le Grand W.S.A, W.2656, VG with some corrosion and an edge nick, Snow Hill - Allen Sartan W.2910 VG
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 CenturyLondon (11) Aldgate Within W71, Great Garden W1263, (The) Minories (Aaldgate) W1920, Petty France (Bishopsgate) W2222, Queenhithe (Upper Thames Street)(2) W2299 and W2303, Newgate Without W2038, Lower Thames Street W3118, Whitefriars (3) W3476, W3478, W3485 Fair to Fine, the first holed, with attribution tickets
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 Century (5) London (3) Bishopgate without 321, Bow Lane 380, Wapping 3301, Southwark (2) Pickle Herring Stairs 340, St.Saviours 340 Dock Head and Mill Fair to Fine
17th CenturyLondon (20) Aldgate Without 84A, Baldwins Gardens 106, holed in the centre, Barbican 123 Bell Yard (Fleet Street) (2) 171,172 Bearhinder Lane 151, Bishopsgate 244, Bishopsgate without 325, Boss Alley 370 Fair, Bow Lane 375, Bridewell (Fleet Street) (2) 425, 426, Fleet Street 1074, Houndsditch 1505, Kings Street Wapping 1587, King's Street 1619, comes with old Spink envelope, Peternoster Row 2188, Red Cross 2383, St.Giles in the Fields 2504, West Smithfield 2871 in mixed grades mainly Fair
Confessional Tokens (2) these issued 13th to 17th Century VG to fine attached to a card, one on a cracked flan, comes with a card stating 'confessional tokens Cent.y 13th found (with others) Blackfriars, London Feb.1876
17th CenturyLondon (8) Bow Street 389, Chancery Lane 529, Drury Lane 857, Duck Lane 891, King Street 1584, Moorgate 1970, Temple Bar 3056, Tower Ditch 3180 Fair to Fine with attribution tickets
London17th Century Tokens a small collection (20) Boss Alley 370, Bow Lane 386, Budge Row (Cannon Street) 442, Cheapside 585, Church Lane (Whitechapel) 638, Cloak Lane (Dowgate Hill) 671, George Yard (Westminster) 1145, Giltspur Street (Newgate) 1154, Grays Inn Lane 1249, Harp Lane 1313, Halywell Street (Strand) 1495, Ireland Gate (Blackfriars) 1536, Long Acre 1785, Long Lane (Smithfield) 1826, Lothbury 1832, Mark Lane (Fenchurch Street) 1872, Old Baily 2120, St.Johns Cours Lane and Street (Clerkenwell) 2559, Seacole Lane (Snow Hill) 2757, (West) Smithfield 2846 mostly VG many with old attribution tickets
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