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
17th CenturySussex (7) Chichester William Fletcher 44, Thomas Godleman 48, Robert Wihither (Heart shape) 70, Cliff Mary Akehurst 73, Eastbourne John Ellphicke 81, Lewes Edmund Middleton 114, Midhurst John Shotter 137 Fair to About Fine
18th CenturyFarthings (19) North Wales and South Wales types heavily feature, also MiddlesexNewton types, though many Dalton and Hamer varieties are within these groups and with some scarcer pieces, in mixed grades Fine to GVF
Glamorganshire, Llantrisant, William Price, oval copper memorial token to Jesus Christ, 1884, serpent around goat, vowels of the Welsh alphabet around, rev. gwel jesu crist o yr tan yn llysco, etc., in five lines, 37 x 25mm (TCSB 6, pp.111-14; cf. Coin News, April 1997). Obverse edge knock at 3 o’clock, otherwise VF. Provenance: Bt. L. Bennett March 1987). Dr William Price (1800-93), Chartist, heretic, archdruid and pioneer in the legalisation of cremation in Britain, studied at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and became an FRS in 1822. A gifted surgeon, he nevertheless acted with complete nonconformity, after numerous speculative ventures in and around Pontypridd he was forced to leave the town in 1873 after being acquitted of the manslaughter of a patient, moving to Llantrisant with his 16-year old housemaid Gwenllian Llewellyn, who gave birth to their first child, Iesu Grist [Jesus Christ], in August 1883. Unfortunately the infant succumbed and Price cremated him on 13 January 1884 with full druidic rites. His subsequent trial and acquittal had an enormous public impact and led to the start of cremation being accepted as a way of disposal of the dead in the UK
Ireland Tokens 18th and 19th Century (32) 8 Pence Ballyglunin and Menlough Castle M.I.Blake, 6 Pence Ballyglunin and Menlough Castle M.I.Blake, 4 Pence Ballyglunin and Menlough Castle M.I.Blake, all undated, Halfpennies18th Century (9) 1789 Wicklow - Cronebane (4), 1792 Camac DH42, 1792 Dublin R L J and Co., 1794 Dublin - Talbot Fyan DH308a, Dublin 1795 H S and Co. Plumes Reverse DH324, 1794 A C M Co., Halfpennies 19th Century (5) 1804 Dublin 1804 For the convenience of Trade, 1806 St. Patrick APOS 432. 1813 Dublin J.Miles 1819 Non-local, Harp reverse, 1820 Hibernicus, Farthings 19th Century Dublin, Todd and Co. (Bell 2), Ferrar and Co Belfast (Bell 6), C and P McGlade Belfast (Bell 18), Pennies 19th Century (11) 1804 Bentley and Co. (Bell 1), Rare, 1813 Edward Stephens, James Street Dublin, 1813 Strabane, 1814 Edward Stephens (holed), 1815 Burke Hibernia 1816 Edward Stephens, 1818 Luke XX, Chap XXV Ver (2) , 1818 Wellington and Erin Go Bragh, 1820 Bust of George III/Crowned Harp, 1858 Cloghjordan William Hodgins Banker, silvered, in mixed grades most around Fine, a few EF and lustrous, along with Ireland Farthing token Youghal this in low grade
Pennies19th Century (21) a varied and useful group, Gloucestershire Sedbury undated Withers 970 Reverse Ironworks building, overstruck on another Penny token issue (underlying piece clearly shows an 1813 date) Fine, Shropshire 1813 Halesowen, The Workhouse Withers 748 EF with a trace of lustre, Surrey 1812 Weybridge I.Bunn & co. Withers 1200 VF, Worcestershire 1811 Lye Forge, Nail and Trace Manufactory Withers 855/6 VF/EF, Yorkshire 1812 Sheffield FOR PUBLIC ACCOMODATION Withers 170/1 GVF, Dublin (3) 1813 E.Stephens, 1816 Wellington and Erin Go Bragh, 1820 Withers 1941, Non-local 1815 Withers 1952 overstruck with traces of the 1813 date and harp on the understrike, VG to Good Fine, Somerset (2) Bath 1811 Withers 18 Good Fine, Taunton updated Withers 1125 Good Fine, Bristol (2) 1811 Patent Sheathing Nail Manufacturers Withers 464 Near Fine, 1811 Withers 522A VF, Devon (3) 1811 Withers 1130, 1811 Withers 1133, 1811 Withers 1135 VF to EF, Cornwall (3) 1812 Withers 675, 1812 Withers 677, undated Cornish Mount Withers 675/7 Near Fine to NVF, Warwickshire (2) Birmingham and Sheffield Copper Company 1812 Withers 172 GEF with an attractive underlying tone, 19th Century Warwickshire Rose Copper Company 1812 Withers 277 EF, Penny 19th Century Yorkshire Sheffield 1813 Withers 988 Overseers of the Poor, view of Workhouse NVF
Penny18th CenturyGloucestershire - Gloucester 1797 St. Bartholomew's Hospital as DH10 in bronzed copper, UNC, with prooflike fields, and some contact marks, comes with old collector's ticket
Shilling 1811 Gloucestershire Gloucester view of cathedral Davis 6 with stops in obverse legend Near EF and nicely toned with a slight weakness in a couple of places
Shillings 19th Century (4) 1812 Doncaster, 1811 Birmingham Workhouse, 1812 Sheffield Young and Deakin, 1811 Bristol, Fras Garratt, Wm Terrell, Edwrd Bird, Lant Peck Frans H.Grigg, Sixpences (4) York 1811 Cattle and Barber, 1811 South Wales and Bristol, undated Britannia left, 1812 Scarborough Lord and Marshal in mixed grades, most Around Fine a couple VF to NEF
Tom Thumb and related (3) - Charles Stratton 1844 38mm diameter in White Metal Eimer 1394var. Obverse: Tom Thumb standing on a desk amongst books , flasks and an inkwell. CHARLES S. STRATTON. KNOWN AS GENL TOM THUMB. Ex.25 1n High Reverse: His Coach and Horses, legend in 5 lines below by Allen and Moore, published by P.T.Barnum, his showman, EF with some contact marks, the second 38mm diameter in white metal, Obverse: Busts right conjoined and draped SHERWOOD E. & CYNTHIA STRATTON. PARENTS OF GENL. TOM THUMB. Reverse: his coach and horses, with legend in 5 lines GEF/AU and lustrous, the third, American Museum, New York 38mm diameter in white metal Obverse the building NEW YORK above, P.T.BARNUM PROPRIETOR below, Reverse THIS IMMENSE ESTABLISHMENT CONTAINS 500000 CURIOSITIES etc. legend in 14 lines GEF and lustrous, an interesting group
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