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
Shilling Isle of Man - Douglas 1811 Obverse: View of Peel Castle, no legend, within linear circle and toothed border, Reverse: Legend in 5 lines: DOUGLAS BANK TOKEN ONE SHILLING BRITISH 1811, Davis 6, EF and lustrous with hints of golden toning, with some minor contact marks, Extremely rare and a lot scarcer than the Five Shillings of similar design. Worthy of a place in the most advanced Isle of Man collection. We note the Neil B. Todd collection example was sold in 2015 and realised £1200 hammer price in a London saleroom, this piece slightly superior. We also note that there is an example in the Victoria Museum, Australia which is also inferior to this stunning piece
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
GB and World 18th to 20th Century a collection of Tokens, Countermarked coins, Transport Tokens, Medals, Gaming Counters, Toy Money, Co-op Tokens, and Jetons (708) in a home-made cabinet, includes a wide variety of types, in mixed grades
19th Century (28) a small collection comprising Eighteen Pence Northamptonshire - Peterborough 1811 Obverse: West front of Peterborough Cathedral, Reverse: Peterborough Bank Token GVF, Shillings (22) Yorkshire (6) Bridlington 1812 Cook and Harwood Davis 5 VF toned Leeds 1812 Reverse: Arms with owls as supporters Davis 30">Davis 30 NEF toned, Doncaster Mirfin and Parker 1812 Obverse: Lion holding a standard, Reverse: Seated female, D over the 1 in the date, with H on the bale, Davis 8 VF, York 1811 Cattle and Barber, Letter Y on last palm blade over the last digit of the date, Davis 62 GEF and lustrous, Bradford 1812 James Laycock Davis 3 VF, Yorkshire County - West Riding 1811 Davis 1 GVF toned, Norfolk (3) Diss 1811 Muskett & Sons Davis 7 NEF and nicely toned, Yarmouth (2) 1811 F.R.Reynolds Davis 15 NVF, 1811 J.Hunton's Davis 13, VF/GVF with a few tone spots, Warwickshire - Birmingham 1811 The Workhouse Davis 8 EF and lustrous, Staffordshire - Bilston 1811 Rushbury and Woolley Davis 2 GVF, Dorset (2) Poole 1812 W.B.Best Davis 8 Toned VF, Blandford 1811 H.Ward Davis 2, VF, Gloucester 1811 Arms of Gloucester between two sprigs of olive, crest a cap of maintenance Davis 5 VF or better, toned, Devon County - undated, Obverse: Arms, Reverse: Devon Silver Token, Davis 2 Fine, Somerset (2) Bristol 1811 Obverse: Arms without supporters, Reverse: BRISTOL SILVER TOKEN 12, Davis 18 GVF toned, Bath 1812 Davis 17, C.Culverhouse, I.Orchard and J.Phipps, no Periods after C,I, and J Davis 17 VF toned, Rare, Northumberland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1812 Obverse: Arms PAYABLE BY ALEXr KELTY NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Reverse: View of a colliery Davis 7 EF and lustrous, Hampshire - Andover 1812 Seven Acorns inside left of wreath, Davis 17 VF, Buckinghamshire - High Wycombe 1811 Town Hall-James Gomme Davis 1 VF Toned, Lancashire - Liverpool Shilling 1812 Obverse: The Arms of Liverpool. Thos. Wilson, Reverse: A female seated on a bale, Davis 2 Near VF, nicely toned, Non-Local undated Bees and Beehive/Britannia Davis 7 VF, Cheshire - Stockport 1812 G.&R. Ferns and T.Cartwright, Bees and Beehive/Female seated, 15 bees, No H on the bale Davis 5 VF, Penny Birmingham and Swansea 1811 Rose Copper Company Davis 95 GVF, Halfpennies (3) Non Local, Trade and Navigation 1813 Davis 43 NEF, Non Local 1815 Genuine British Copper, Britannia left, 4 Leaves in the olive branch Davis 73 VF, Penny Countermarked on a 1797 Penny ROBINSON CUTLER, AVERY ROW, LOWER GROSVENOR STREET LONDON undated, Near Fine, USA Hard Times Token 1837 Executive Experiment GVF
19th CenturyShillingDerbyshire - Derby undated, Obverse: West view of Peterborough cathedral, Reverse: DERBY, LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTON AND RUTLAND LICENSED SHILLING SILVER TOKEN within inner circle Davis 3, A/UNC and lustrous with slight weakness in the centre of the reverse, Very Rare, Ex-DNW 3/10/2012 Lot 14, Ex-Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne) 7-8 July 1998, Lot 1642, Ex-Spink Auction 35, 11/4/1984, Lot 404, W.J.Noble Collection
19th CenturyShillingMiddlesexundated Obverse: LONDON TOKEN PAYABLE BY A ONE POUND NOTE FOR 20 OF THESE AT MORGANS 12 RATHBONE PLACE LONDON - H.MORGAN LICENSED MANUFACTURER 12 RATHBONE PLACE LONDON, Reverse: ONE SHILLING TOKEN H.M within an oak wreath, Davis 17 VF with a small vertical scratch above the mark of value, Very Rare, Ex-P.C. Deane Collection; W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1711 [from P.C.D. 1985]; C.E. Pitchfork Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 67 (Melbourne), 18-19 July 2001, lot 753, Ex-DNW 3/10/2012 Lot 99
Tokens and Paranumismatic a large and varied collection including 17-19th century Tokens, Imitation Spade Guineas, Model Money, Weights, Pub Tokens and more (lot)
World a collection of Tokens and medals mostly modern issues in base metal, in album pages, (lot) also includes a group of Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes World issues (21) all minor includes weak strikes, blank flans etc. in mixed grades to GEF
Gaming Counters and Spielgeld, also GB and World Toy Money, includes USA, Italy, Germany, includes Weimar Republic types and Denmark issues, a collection in 6 stock boxes, many different dates and types represented, also a small group of medals in bronze and white metal, also includes a few items of Toy paper money in mixed grades (lot)
Halfpennies19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842. (22 pieces) Obverse: Bust to right: "SIR GEORGE CHETWYND BARONET. 1842.". Reverse: Coat of Arms of the Chetwynd family: "GRENDON HALFPENNY". Plain edge. Privately issued by Sir George Chetwynd, a great numismatist of the 19th century, for fellow collectors. His collection was sold over four days in September 1872, Bell Warwickshire No: A2, Davis Token Coinage of Warwickshire No: 821 Lustrous UNC, many prooflike, some with spots
Halfpenny19th CenturyLondon William Till 1834 in silver, Penny sized, Obverse Figure of Time finding a collection of coins, Reverse shield Wm TILL MEDALLIST.17 GT RUSSELL ST. COVENT GARDEN. LONDON. UNC or near so with light cabinet friction, scarce especially so in high grade
Communion Tokens an impressive collection formed over many years and offered here in its entirety. Circa 2,500 pieces reported as being all different. Accompanied with six books Comprehensive Directory of World Communion Tokens Nadin Davis Ottawa, Scottish Communion Tokens by Robert Dick, Communion Tokens of the Presbyterian Church in Canada by Bowman, Australia New Zealand Communion Tokens, Communion Tokens of the Church and Scottish Communion Tokens by Kerr and Locke
A collection (139) mostly Australia and New Zealand 19th century Pennies and Halfpennies in collectable grades (average VF) no obvious duplication so unusual to see such a wide variety
Halfpennies19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842 (5 pieces) . Obverse: Bust to right: "SIR GEORGE CHETWYND BARONET. 1842.". Reverse: Coat of Arms of the Chetwynd family: "GRENDON HALFPENNY". Plain edge. Privately issued by Sir George Chetwynd, a great numismatist of the 19th century, for fellow collectors. His collection was sold over four days in September 1872, Bell Warwickshire No: A2, Davis Token Coinage of Warwickshire No: 821, (4 pieces with PAYABLE AT GRENDON HALL edge, the other with Plain edge) UNC and lustrous a couple with spots
A collection of Hop Tokens from Kent and Sussex, mostly attributed, includes some larger denominations, with old collectors notes and a detailed typewritten sheet with information about the issuers plus a small group of 17th and 18th Century tokens and coppers (91 pieces in lot)
Halfpenny19th CenturyLondon William Till 1834 in silver, Penny sized, Obverse Figure of Time finding a collection of coins, Reverse shield Wm TILL MEDALLIST.17 GT RUSSELL ST. COVENT GARDEN. LONDON. A/UNC with light cabinet friction, Scarce especially so in high grade
17th CenturyWiltshire a small collection (16) Bishopstone 11, Devizes 66, 70, 71 (2), 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, Highworth 95, Marlborough 125, 141, Swindon 238, Trowbridge 250, Wilton 268 Fair to Good Fine many with old attribution tickets
18th and 19th Century Tokens Pennies to Farthings a collection in an Abafil case (220) many in high grade the vast majority VF-EF some with lustre traces and/or prooflike fields, viewing recommended
Halfpenny19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842. Obverse: Bust to right: "SIR GEORGE CHETWYND BARONET. 1842.". Reverse: Coat of Arms of the Chetwynd family: "GRENDON HALFPENNY". Plain edge. Privately issued by Sir George Chetwynd, a great numismatist of the 19th century, for fellow collectors. His collection was sold over four days in September 1872, Bell Warwickshire No: A2, Davis Token Coinage of Warwickshire No: 821 EF Rare
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
A large and impressive collection covering a wide range of themes with Tokens 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Checks, Medals, Communion Tokens with other paranumismatic issues many hundreds of items, generally base metals though a cabinet contains two European unidentified issues presumed gold
Shilling 1811 Staffordshire Stafford Shire Hall Davis 14 A/UNC with Proof-like fields, Ex-R.Dalton Collection, Ex-P.Deane collection, Ex-Noble Sale No.58 , Ex-Pitchfork Lot 789
Shilling 1811 Staffordshire Stafford Shire Hall Davis 13 A/UNC with Proof-like fields, Ex-R.Dalton Collection, Ex-P.Deane collection, Ex-Noble Sale No.58 , Ex-Pitchfork Lot 789
19th Century, A superb collection of 102 British copper unofficial Farthings, all clearly identified, many ex Pardoe Collection. Generally very fine to extremely fine including R to RRR examples.
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