756
Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, arms of the Till family, rev. frontal elevation of the Red Lion Inn, edge plain, 9.92g/12h (DH 23; Preston-Morley 1043). Extremely fine
£40-60
BRITISH TOKENS FROM OTHER PROPERTIES Cumberland
761
County series, James’ Lake Farthing, 1796, lakeland scene, rev. fence dividing two trees, edge plain, 9.59g/6h (DH 2a). Struck off-centre and weak down one side, otherwise very fine and very rare, especially with inverted die-axis
£100-150 757
Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, lion rampant to left, rev. view of the Red Lion inn, edge plain, 12.86g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1046). Minor nicks in obverse field, otherwise practically as struck and dark-toned, very rare
£200-250 Co Durham 762 758
Slough, William Till and John Peckham, Proof mule Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, arms of the Till family, rev. arms of the Peckham family, edge plain, 12.15g/12h (DH 25; Preston-Morley 1049). Obverse with trifling nick on rim at 12 o’clock, reverse with some uneveness in tone and the usual flaw on the rim, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, of the highest rarity; only two other specimens known
£500-700
Contrary to the note in Davisson’s 1990 revision of D & H, this coin and the other two specimens (P. Preston-Morley Collection, lot 1049, and M. Rasmussen FPL 8, Summer 2005, no. 6), both now privately owned, demonstrates that DH 25 does exist in silver
Cambridgeshire 759
County series, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 8.06g/6h (DH 13); ESSEX, Chelmsford, Clachar & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 12.14g/6h (DH 5); Hornchurch, George Cotton, Halfpenny, 9.60g/6h (DH 33); NORFOLK, Blofield, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1796, 11.96g/12h (DH 6); Norwich, Nathaniel Bolingbroke, Halfpenny, 1792, 10.70g/6h (DH 14), John Harvey, Halfpenny, 1792, 11.08g/12h (DH 38); SUFFOLK, Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.05g/12h (DH 33) [7]. Very fine and better, particularly the first and last
£50-70 764 Cheshire
Frinton, John Rice, brass check, 25mm, 8.26g/6h (N 2684, same obv. die; D & W 301/17). About very fine, rare £60-80
John Rice of Deptford, copperas maker, fl. 1736-47, lessee of the manor at Frinton
South Shields, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 10.56g/6h (DH 5); LANCASHIRE, Halsall, Col. Charles Mordaunt, Penny, 16.90g/6h (DH 1); YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, John Hands, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.56g/6h (DH 57), 11.20g/12h (DH 60); issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1793, 10.58g/12h (DH 56); ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1788, 29.01g/12h (DH 139), Halfpenny, 1788, 14.45g/12h (DH 329), Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, 4.10g/6h (DH 457); CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpenny, 12.48g/6h (DH 5); ANGUS, Dundee, John Pilmer, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1797, 12.06g/7h (DH 17); Co WICKLOW, Cronebane, Irish Mine Co, Lutwyche’s imitation Halfpenny, 1789, 9.93g/5h (DH 44a) [11]. DH Anglesey 329 about extremely fine, others mostly fine and better
£70-90 Essex 763
Braintree and Bocking, William Goldsmith, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.91g/6h (DH 4); MIDDLESEX, Newgate Street, Daniel Eaton, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.62g/6h (DH 301); Snow Hill, Thomas Hatfield, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.61g/5h (DH 323); Lutwyche’s Anti-Slavery Halfpenny, 9.13g/6h (DH 1037); WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, James Bisset, Halfpenny, with pictures, 10.28g/6h (DH 120); MIDDLESEX, Bartholomew Lane, Thomas Wood, Halfpenny, 1811, 9.69g/6h (W 845); together with other tokens, etc (4), including a Morresby Colliery check [10]. DH 1037 fine, others described very fine and better, mostly with original colour, remainder in varied state
£80-100
Gloucestershire 765 760
Beeston, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, castle and bridge, rev. SAC cypher, edge engrailed, 9.45g/6h (DH 4). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, attractive
£120-150
Provenance: DW Auction 20, 21 February 1996, lot 379 (part); S.A. Holland Collection
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Brimscombe Port, Thames and Severn Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.55g/6h (DH 60); Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1797, 10.05g/6h (DH 63) [2]. About extremely fine and better
£70-90
Provenance: S.A. Holland Collection [first bt J. Whitmore November 1997, second bt J. Whitmore November 2000]
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