18th CENTURY TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NEIL BEATON
608
High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, Halfpenny, 10.12g/6h (DH 342, bronzed); imitation Halfpenny, by W. J. Taylor, c. 1870, in copper, 9.79g/6h (DH 343) [2]. Extremely fine
£120-150 Provenance: *DH 343 bt H.J. Berk October 2004
613
Marylebone, Edward Neeton, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.70g/6h (DH 390); Newgate Street, Christ’s Hospital, restrike Sixpence, undated, 11.97g/12h (DH 2 bis), Pennies, 1800 (3), 6.44g/6h (DH 11), 6.62g/12h (DH 12), 12.19g/12h (DH 13), Halfpenny, 1800, 4.93g/6h (DH 278), Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway and Daniel Holt, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.54g/6h (DH 392), 9.98g/6h (DH 393) [8]. DH 11 fine, DH 12 about fine, others very fine or better
£70-90
DH 2 bis only illustrated. These restrikes, which are infrequently seen in commerce, are thought to have been made in the late 19th century (cf. Glendining, 19 June 1974, lot 489, and also lot 319 in this sale)
609
High Holborn, John Skidmore, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.24g/6h (DH 480); Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), men at forge, rev. anchor and cable, 9.31g/6h (DH 508), guillotine, rev. busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 9.93g/6h (DH 513), Free Born Briton, rev. knife, fork and plate chained to table, 12.43g/12h (DH 520) [4]. First two very fine, third extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare, last nearly so but somewhat mishandled
£150-200
Provenance: DH 520 bt H.J. Berk October 2004. DH 513 only illustrated
610
Jermyn Street, John Carter, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 7.82g/12h (DH 275), 8.07g/6h (DH 276); Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpenny or medalet, 8.40g/6h (DH 270); Ludgate Street, Henry Young, Pennies, 1794 (2), with date, 14.43g/5h, flaw in date, 16.41g/5h (both DH 39) [5]. DH 275 very fine, others about extremely fine but last with some surface metal flaws on reverse, DH 270 pierced as issued
£70-90 614
Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 16.25g/6h (DH 905), 16.91g/6h (DH 906) [2]. First fine, second very fine, both rare
£100-150 DH 906 only illustrated
615
611
Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpence (2), 1796, 12.38g/12h (DH 321), 1798, 11.09g/6h (DH 322) [2]. Extremely fine, first attractively patinated, second with some original colour
£120-150 DH 322 only illustrated
Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.98g/6h (DH 286), mule Halfpence (3), 8.04g/6h (DH 287a), 7.02g/3h (DH 289d), 7.31g/6h (DH 289 bis); Rupert Street, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 9.57g/6h (DH 472); Russell Court, Sim, Halfpenny, 9.30g/6h (DH 478a); St James’s Street, William Stinton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.09g/3h (DH 904), 8.77g/6h (DH 904a); St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.78g/6h (DH 915); Snow Hill, Thomas Hatfield, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.22g/5h (DH 323); Spring Gardens, Charles Biggar, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.87g/12h (DH 256) [11]. DH 289 bis mediocre, DH 287a and 289d fine, others generally very fine
£50-70
612
Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Franklin Press, Halfpenny, 1794, printing press, rev. legend, edge plain, 7.30g/6h (DH 307a; Durst 315). Scratched in obverse field and rim knocks, otherwise fine
£70-90 These lots are illustrated on our web site
www.dnw.co.uk
616
Soho, Robert Orchard, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, arms, rev. Hope holding quadrant, edge plain, 8.75g/6h (DH 413). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour
£90-120
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