Halfpennies18th Century (4) Warwickshire 1788 Wilkinson's - Barge DH336 Good Fine/Fine, Cheshire (3) Macclesfield 1792 Charles Roe/Vulcan seated right, Mule with G.Gilberts, Northiam edge, DH76 Fine, Macclesfield 1791 Charles Roe/female seated, DH42 Near Fine, Macclesfield 1792 Obverse: seated female, Reverse: Bishop Blaze standing, Edge: PAYABLE AT LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL DH81 Good Fine, 19th Century (4) Pennies (3) Yorkshire - Sheffield 1812 Roscoe Place Davis 141/42 VG, Yorkshire - Barnsley undated Jackson & Listers Davis 76 Fine, Nottinghamshire - Newark 1811 Newark Castle VG with scratches, Halfpenny 19th Century Dublin 1813 J. Hilles, Davis 58 Good Fine, Canada 19th Century (3) Nova Scotia Halfpenny 1812 Trade & Navigation Fine, Upper Canada Halfpenny Bank of Upper Canada 1850, Fine with some edge knocks, Magdalen Island Penny 1815 Fair, scarce, along with Penny 1797 Countermarked LLOYD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 3D POST FREE, countermark Fin, host coin Poor, Token/MedaletManchester International Airport undated 27mm diameter in bronze
Pennies to Farthings 18th Century (8) Penny Anglesey 1787 Reverse: Date above cypher, Fair, Halfpenny Anglesey 1789 25 Acorns DH362 Near Fine, Halfpenny North Wales 1793 Edge: CURRENT EVERY WHERE DH1d, Fine/Near Fine, Middlesex 1788 National Series - Obverse: Bust of William III right, Reverse: GLORIOUS REVOLUTION JUBILEE DH948 Scalloped edge, Fine, Dublin 1794 Fyan's, Obverse: Figure of Justice standing, Reverse: A bottle labelled BRANDY and a sugar loaf DH308 Fine, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1789 8 spokes on cogwheel, Fine, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1791 Obverse: Bust of Charles Roe right, Reverse: seated female DH40, Near Fine, Farthings (2) Middlesex - Pidcocks Exhibition, undated Obverse: Elephant, Reverse Cockatoo DH1067 Fine
Farthings 19th Century (5) Oldham - 1851 London Exhibition - R.Cooper Tea and Coffee Merchant Fine, Liverpoolundated - John Dear Tea and Coffee Merchant, About Fine/Fine, Macclesfield undated J. Warburton Tea and Coffee Merchant, Fine, Manchester undated, Falkner Brothers - General Drapers, Stevenson Square, Manchester, Fine, Belfast undated Wm. Foster, Linen Draper and Haberdasher, Good Fine, Non-Local Halfpenny Token 1878 Reverse: Countermarked W. Bennett, Medals (2) Coronation of William IV 1831 22mm diameter in bronze, Reverse: BY TRAMPLING ON LIBERTY I LOST THE REINS, About Fine, The Gigantic Wheel - Earls Court 1903 31mm diameter in bronze VF
Halfpennies18th Century (10) Sussex - Brighton 1796 Reverse: Honor the King DH10 Fine, Kent - Maidstone 1795 Reverse: Figure of Justice standing DH36 GVF, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1791 Obverse: Bust of Charles Roe DH32 Good Fine, Yorkshire - Hull 1791 Equestrian Statue of William III, DH17 Fine, Middlesex (6) Lackingtons 1795 Reverse: Figure of Fame, DH358a GVF, Newgate 1794 Milled Edge DH393 VF, National Series - Prince of Walesundated, DH952, GVF, Political and Social Series, undated, Hon. T. Erskine DH1010 GVF, Political and Social Series 1797 For General Convenience/Rule Britannia DH1019NVF/VF, Political and Social Series 1793 Sir Isaac Newton DH1034 NVF
18th Century (44) a mixed group : SixpenceNottinghamshire - Arnold 1791 Davison and Hawksley's, Obverse: a fleece suspended from an apple tree, Reverse: a Roman fasces with an axe, a spear and cap of Liberty DH4 Good Fine, Halfpennies 18th Century (40) Sussex - Northiam 1794 DH34 NEF, Cheshire - Chester, Kempson (2) undated DH5 NEF and undated DH6 EF, Cheshire - Macclesfield, Kempson undated DH7 (2), NEF, Oxford - Banbury undated (2) DH1 VF and GVF the first with some graffiti, Lancashire - Lancaster 1794 John of Gaunt, Star under bust, DH41 EF with traces of lustre, Hampshire (3) Emsworth 1795 Earl Howe DH30 NEF, Emsworth undated Earl Howe DH17 VF, Gosport 1796 DH43 NEF, Lincolnshire - Spalding 1794 DH5 VF, Yorkshire - Hull 1791 DH17 (2) both VF, and Hull DH23 VF, Middlesex (23) Political and Social Series - Hardy, Reverse: Legend in six lines DH1027 EF, Coventry Street 1795 Obverse: A filtering stone DH292 EF with some lustre, Richardson's 1795 Obverse: A figure of Fortune standing between two lottery wheels, DH467 (3) VF and NEF (2), Davidson's 1795 (7) Sise Lane, Reverse: A crown upon a triangle, held by two hands, Br. CONSTITUTION radiated in the centre KING . LORDS . COMMONS, Cross touches IN of KING, Edge: PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF T&R DAVIDSON'S, DH295 NVF to GVF, Foundling Fields 1795 (13) 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 NVF to EF, Farthings (3) Warwickshire 1792 John Howard DH481 (2) VF and NEF, Middlesex - The Lewisian System of Writing undated NEF, Farthing 19th Century, 19th Century Farthing Worcester 1813 John Knapp Junior Withers 1287 GVF and USA Hard Times Token 1838 AM I NOT A WOMAN AND A SISTER VG holed
Halfpennies18th Century (6) Yorkshire - Hull 1791 Statue of William III on horseback DH18 NVF/Good Fine, listed as Rare by Dalton and Hamer, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1790 DH20 NVF, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1790 DH20 Fine/Good Fine, Anglesey - North Wales 1793 31 Acorns, Engrailed edge, Cross comes above 9 of date DH7 Fine, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1791 DH45 Near Fine, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1792 DH58 Fine/Good Fine
Halfpennies18th Century (7) Cheshire - Macclesfield 1789 Top right Bee is under the F, right-most Bee is under the I, DH13 Good Fine, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1790 DH22 Fine/Good Fine, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1792 Contemporary Counterfeit with PAYABLE AT LONDON BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL edge DH72c NVF, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1791 DH47 Fine, Middlesex - 1795 Fred, Duke of York DH985 Good Fine, Lancashire - Lancaster 1794 DH57 NVF, Lincolnshire - Spalding 1794 Edge: PAYABLE AT I.IOHNSON'S SPALDING & HOLBEACH DH6a Fine, scarce
Halfpennies18th Century (6) Hampshire - Petersfield 1793 DH47 NVF, Shropshire - Coalbrook Dale 1789 Obverse: View of a bridge with a vessel sailing under it. Reverse legend with stop after KETLEY DH12 Good Fine/NVF, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1790 DH21 NVF, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1791 DH45 NVF/VF, Anglesey - Paris Miners 1791 26 Acorns in wreath, Edge: PAYABLE AT CRONEBANE OR IN DUBLIN edge DH436a Fine/Good Fine,. Somerset - Bath 1795 Bladud/New Pump Room, Bath DH40 Good Fine
Halfpennies18th Century (26) North Wales 1793 Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR ANGLESEY DH6a, Good Fine/Near Fine, scarce, Anglesey 1788 25 Acorns Good Fine, Warwickshire (4) Coventry 1793 Godiva/Elephant and Castle DH244 Fine, Coventry Godiva/Ancient Cross date worn. otherwise Fine, Wilkinson 1793 DH397 Edge: PAYABLE BY THOMAS BALL SLEAFORD Fine, 1791 Wilkinson Near Fine, the reverse worn in places, so exact attribution not possible, Cheshire - Macclesfield (5) 1789 Obverse: Beehive and cypher DH10 Fine, 1789 Obverse : Beehive and cypher DH12 Good Fine, 1790 DH22 Fine/Good Fine, 1791 DH30 Fine, 1791 DH41 About Fine, Lancashire (5) Lancaster 1792 DH21 Near Fine, 1794 DH41 Fine, Rochdale DH144 Fine, Liverpool (2) 1791 DH66, Good Fine, some corrosion, 1791 DH71 Near Fine, SomersetBathundated REMEMBER THE DEBTORS IN ILCHESTER GOAL (GOAL a mis-spelling of GAOL) DH35 Good Fine, Middlesex (2) George Prince of Wales, Edge: BRIGHTON CAMP HALFPENNY MDCCXCIV DH952 Good Fine, Lackington's 1795 Edge: PAYABLE AT THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSES DH357 NVF, Hampshire (2) Gosport 1794 DH41 VG, Emsworth 1794 Earl Howe/Britannia DH13 Fine, SussexChichester John Howard 1794 Fair, LothianEdinburgh 1790 DH24 Fine with poor surfaces, Ireland - Wicklow Cronebane Fair, Pennies 19th Century (3) Birmingham and Neath - CrownCopper Co. 1811 Fine, Canada Lower Canada Penny 1837 Fine, the third very worn, Halfpenny 1812 British Naval Halfpenny Nelson/Ship, Fine, Farthing 18th Century North Wales 1793 DH18 Fine, Unofficial Farthing Token Isaac Earlysman - J.Sparrow, Ironmongers London, undated issue (1825) About Fine, Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon Death medal 1715 28mm diameter in copper EF, Spain 8 Maravedis 1848 Fine, and Byzantine bronze 29mm diameter with worn design, Fair, all housed in a Lindner Tray
GB - A Yorkshire-themed collection (33) includes pre-1900 (15) Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefract and GrimsbyRailway Junction Scrip certificate 1845 for Ten shares of £20 each, unissued VF with tear hole on left, The Bridlington Quay Public Rooms Association 1847 Share Certificate £3 and 10 Shillings, VF with staple holes at top left, Manchester and Leeds Railway Company 1846 share certificate for 6x £50 shares NVF with staple holes at top left, The Wharfedale Railway Company Share certificate for one £15 share, certificate number 20155 vignette of a large cow, the famous 'Craven Heifer' which made vast profits for its owner being exhibited around the country, black on pale blue, large red seal to lower right About VF with some spots and tape residue on the top edge. The Staithes Shipping Company Share Certificate for one share 1856 VF with small pinholes to the top left and tape residue at the top, The Whitby and Robin Hood's Steam Packet Company 1857 Share certificate for one share of £2 and 10 Shillings, GVF with tape residue on the top edge, Overend, Gurney and Company Limited 1865 share certificate for one share of £50 NVF with some foxing to the edges, Bray, Waddington and Company share certificate for one share of £50 EF, The Nidderdale Lead Mining Company Limited 1865 share certificate for 2 preference shares 7687 and 7688, vignette of Perseverance level, entrance to the mine, Pateley Bridge GVF with some tape residue to the top edge, The Drypool Workman's Club Company Limited 1878 share certificate for one share of £1 VF taped on the reverse at the top, The Leeds Mutual Supply Society Limited 1874 share certificate for one share of £1 Good Fine with some small pinholes and taped on the top edge, The Hull Botanic Garden Company Limited 1879 share certificate for one share of £5 VF, taped at the top edge, Reaney and Greaves Limited, Wine Merchants and Whisky blenders, 1899, Issue for 100 Mortgage Debentures of £100 each. The company became a subsidiary of the famous Tetley Brewers in 1904, the reverse with a typewritten label attached showing transfer of the debenture certificate to Francis Eric Tetley and Robert Francis Tetley in 1937 VF or near so with some small edge tears, an interesting document. The Macclesfield Brewery and Wine Company Limited share certificate 1867 NEF, The Leeds & County Unionist Club-House Co. Limited 1894 share certificate for 100 shares of £1 Fine with some folds and tape on the top edge. 1906-1971 issues (18) The Ravensthorpe Finishing Company Limited 1908 share certificate for 50 shares of £1 each, NVF with pencil annotations, The County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire bond for £100 1906 NVF, Clarkson's Old Brewery Barmsley Limited Preference Share Certificate for 10 shares of £10 each NVF with some folds, The Effingham Steel Works Limited, Sheffield 1926 share certificate for 59 shares of £10 each VF with some pinholes, Dols & Co. Limited, Huddersfield 1928 share certificate for 3 shares of £1 each, GVF, Wallacve & Co. (Textiles) Limited 1932 share certificate for one share of £1 VF with some folds, Godfrey Sykes & Sons Limited 1940 share certificate for 100 shares of £1 each small pinhole at the top and two inked paragraphs written on the reverse, Fine. Wallace & Co.(Textiles) Limited 1947 share certificate for 2141 shares of £1 VF, General Refractories Limited 1936 share certificate for 32 shares of Ten Shillings each NEF with pencil annotation on the reverse, Timothy Whites & Taylors Limited (3) 1953, 1957 and 1960 VF, Thomas Ramsden & Son Limited (2) share certificates for 100 shares and 500 shares of 5 Shillings each VF both with pinholes at the top left, John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company, Limited share certificate for 128 shares of 5 Shillings each NVF with staple at top, John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company Limited certificate for 7.1% unsecured loan stock 1970 VF with staple at top, Kirkstall Forge Engineering Limited debenture certificate 1971 for 9 3/4% £800 stock VF with staple at top left
Macclesfield & Cheshire Bank £5 dated 19th January 1841 series No.1600 for Daintry, Ryle & Co., (Outing 1319b) bankruptcy & multiple dividend stamps on reverse, some edge damage and pinholes otherwise VG
Penny18th CenturyAnglesey 1787 4 acorns at tie, thick wreath, date above cypher, 1 between N and Y, DH42 GVF, Halfpennies 18th Century (10) Lothian - Edinburgh 1790 DH23 A/UNC, Lanarkshire - Glasgow (2) 1791 R.D. below date, DH2 struck on a thick flan with O instead of CO at the end of the edge legend, EF with some scratches, 1791 Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dumfries edge DH3 GVF, Warwickshire - Coventry 1793 Lady Godiva, Birmingham, London or Bristol edge DH238 EF, Middlesex - Newgate 1794 DH393 No stop after date, Milled edge, About EF, Cheshire - Macclesfield (3) 1789 DH 13/14 (threads on screw not visible) NVF, 1790 DH26 About VF, 1790 DH16, Lancashire - Liverpool 1791 DH67 VF, Middlesex - Masonic 1790 DH370b VF, Penny 19th Century Birmingham and Neath/CrownCopper Company 1811 GVF
Halfpennies18th Century (5) Cheshire - Macclesfield 1789 Right hand bee below I DH12, GVF, Cheshire - Macclesfield 1791 DH31 Top bar points to second limb of second N, VF/GVF, Lancashire - Liverpool 1791 DH68 (2) Straight 1,bowspirit below the centre of the Y GVF and EF, Yorkshire - Hull 1791 Equestrian Statue of William III DH19 GEF and nicely toned
Macclesfield & Cheshire Bank £5 dated 1841 series No.2196 for Daintry, Ryle & Co., (Outing 1319b) bankruptcy & multiple dividend stamps on reverse, left side corner damage, Fine
Macclesfield 10 shillings dated circa 1804-16 (date unclear) series No.A512 for Messrs Critchley & Turner Bankers (Outing1318-an unlisted type), Good and possibly the only one extant
Macclesfield & Cheshire Bank £5 dated 1841 series No.1016 for Daintry, Ryle & Co., (Outing 1319b) multiple dividend stamps on reverse & trimmed edges, about Fine
Great Britain, Macclesfield Canal Navigation, manuscript transfer for two shares, 1826, bottom right corner has been cut away, (perhaps to remove duty stamp), folded, otherwise AVF. (1).
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