18th CENTURY TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NEIL BEATON 617
Strand, William Forster, Halfpenny, 1795, 14.88g/6h (DH 302); J. and S. Kelly, Halfpence (2), 9.34g/6h (DH 345), 8.68g/6h (DH 345c); Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (8), 8.99g/6h (DH 414, brass), 9.95g/6h (DH 415), 7.06g/6h (DH 416b), 8.85g/6h (DH 431), 6.60g/6h (DH 445), 6.81g/6h (DH 447a), 8.82g/6h (DH 449), 9.26g/3h (DH 456), Farthing, 3.18g/6h (DH 1065); Uncertain locality, W. Sheward, Halfpence, 1792 (2), 13.44g/6h (DH 928), edge PAYABLE AT H. HICKMANS WAREHOUSE BIRMINGHAM, 12.15g/6h (DH 928, edge not listed); Uncertain issuers, Mail Coach series, Halfpenny with initials JF, 8.34g/12h (DH 363), I.M. & Co, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.68g/6h (DH 911b); Kempson’s ‘London Essex and Norfolk’ Halfpence (2), 10.07g/12h (DH 923), 10.57g/12h (DH 924), Lutwyche’s Westminster Halfpenny, 1792, 11.80g/6h (DH 929), ‘London and Middlesex’ Farthing, 1793, 3.86g/6h (DH 1124) [20]. Generally very fine, some better, Kelly pieces with a little original colour £180-220
622
Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), dog (3), revs. Free-born Englishman, 10.37g/6h (DH 752), Cain slaying Abel, 11.72g/6h (DH 754), Free-born Englishman, rev. bust of John Thelwall, 11.81g/6h (DH 759); bust of Lord George Gordon, rev. Britannia, 11.86g/8h (DH 775) [4]. DH 752 and 775 extremely fine, first patinated, second with original colour but has been wiped and with a flan crack, others about very fine
£150-200
Provenance: *DH 752 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189 (part) [from R. Dalton December 1910], Dr D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1481 (part)
618
Uncertain locality, Halfpenny, ram, rev. ship, 7.77g/6h (DH 925; Silvis, CTCJ Spring 2006, pp.9-18; Waters p.18, and Bell, ST p.229 [= DNW 65, 1477]). Overstruck on a Halfpenny of Robert Woodcock of Enniscorthy, about very fine, unusual
£50-70 Provenance: Bt J.L. Homan November 2004
619
Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (3), type 2 (2), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 22.33g/6h (DH 47), Greenwich Hospital, 21.97g/6h (DH 56), type 3, London Bridge, 18.68g/6h (DH 68); Skidmore’s Farthing, 1796, 3.89g/6h (DH 1127) [4]. First about very fine, last better than very fine but reverse partly weak, others about extremely fine but DH 68 with verdigris spot on obverse
£70-100
623
Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), heads of William Pitt and Charles Fox conjoined, revs. NOTED ADVOCATES, etc, 10.78g/6h (DH 798), lion and cock, 10.34g/6h (DH 807c), shepherd (2), 9.51g/6h (DH 808), 10.71g/4h (DH 808b) [4]. First about very fine, second very fine, others extremely fine, DH 808 with original colour
£150-200
Provenance: DH 807c, *808 and 808b D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 1457 (part)
624
620
Spence’s mule Halfpence (2), radiated legend, revs. snail, 10.34g/7h (DH 714b), turnstile, 10.64g/12h (DH 715) [2]. First about extremely fine and patinated, second extremely fine with original colour
£120-150
Provenance: D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 1437 (part) [DH 714b from J. Bobbe].
DH 715 only illustrated 625 621
Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), ass with paniers, rev. lion and cock, 11.83g/6h (DH 720); sailor seizing a landsman (2), revs. Free-born Englishman, 12.20g/6h (DH 730), Cain slaying Abel, 13.05g/6h (DH 735); deserted village, rev. lion and cock, 10.94g/6h (DH 747a) [4]. DH 730 about very fine, DH 747a good very fine, others about extremely fine, first with some original colour
£140-180 These lots are illustrated on our web site
National series, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (13), Prince of Wales types (5), 9.10g/6h (DH 952), 9.15g/6h (DH 953), 9.20g/6h (DH 954), 9.16g/6h (DH 962), 9.52g/6h (DH 967b); Princess of Wales types (3), 8.92g/6h (DH 979), 9.28g/6h (DH 980), 9.84g/6h (DH 981d); Prince and Princess of Wales, 9.55g/6h (DH 945a); Duke of York types (4), 9.44g/6h (DH 985), 9.28g/6h (DH 985a), 7.57g/6h (DH 988), 6.17g/6h (DH 991); Lutwyche’s Prince of Wales Farthing, 3.58g/6h (DH 1140a); uncertain manufacturer, Duke of York Halfpenny, 9.93g/6h (DH 984) [15]. Very fine and better, mostly patinated
£80-100
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Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), Cain slaying Abel, rev. Tree of Liberty, 12.36g/11h (DH 817); man hanging, rev. MAY THE KNAVE, etc, 12.36g/12h (DH 831); bust of John Horne Tooke, rev. Sessions House, Old Bailey, 14.37g/6h (DH 878); Spence’s mule Farthings (2), bust left, rev. pig, 3.54g/6h (DH 1081); legend, rev. pig, 2.92g/12h (DH 1117); together with Kempson’s ‘End of Pain’ Halfpenny, three men hanging, rev. A WAY TO PREVENT, etc, 11.21g/6h (DH 837) [6]. Very fine and better, particularly the first two and the last £150-200
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