SCOTTISH TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NEIL BEATON Ayrshire
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Ayr, William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpence, 1797 (2), bust of William Wallace left, revs. Scotia seated left, edges plain, struck out of collar, 12.52g/12h, 11.12g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.150, fig. 1; DH 3; Stainton 29) [2]. First about very fine, second good very fine but reverse stained £80-100
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Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, ancient citadel, rev. Highlander, edge plain, 3.98g/12h (DH 3). Rim fault on reverse at 7 o’clock and surface marks from past cleaning, otherwise good very fine, very rare £150-200
Provenance: Bt D. Stuart January 2011
Provenance: First bt J.L. Holman December 1998; second bt D. Stuart January 2011
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Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, similar, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 5.51g/12h (DH 4). Metal flaw in reverse field, otherwise about very fine, grey tone, rare
£60-80 Provenance: Bt J.L. Holman December 1998 225
Cumnock, James Paterson, Farthing, legend both sides, 3.13g/1h (DH 9). Good fine, rare
£40-50
Provenance: N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 153 [from W. Allen August 1972]; bt R. Gladdle June 2005
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Dundee, James Wright Jr, Farthings (2), 1796, 4.78g/6h (DH 40), 1797, 4.62g/6h (DH 42) [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine but with rim fault on reverse
£60-80
Provenance: *DH 40 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 175 (part, recté DH 40 not 42), bt R. Gladdle February 1997; DH 42 bt R. Gladdle March 2000
Dumfries-shire
Ayr, William Fullarton, Trial for a Shilling [1798], from dies by J. Milton, in copper, bust of William Wallace right, rev. female seated in mourning, struck in collar, edge plain, 8.94g/12h (Dykes 2; DH 7; Stainton 30). Die flaw on reverse and light spotting, otherwise extremely fine, rare £100-150
Provenance: DNW Auction 68A, 15 December 2005, lot 2216
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Sanquhar, John Halliday, Farthing, legend both sides, 2.48g/6h (DH 1). Flan clip, otherwise good fine and extremely rare
£100-150 Provenance: Bt J.L. Holman June 2000 221
Forfar, John Steele, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 11.63g/6h (DH 24), 12.15g/6h (DH 25); Montrose, James Bissett & Son, Halfpence (4), 1796 (3), BISSETT edge, 8.51g/6h (DH 28), LONDON edge, 6.83g/6h (DH 28a), edge plain, 9.23g/6h (DH 28, edge not listed), 1797, LONDON edge, 8.67g/6h (DH 29); Andrew Nicol, Halfpence, 1799 (3), 11.28g/6h (DH 31), 11.22g/6h (DH 32), 8.98g/6h (DH 35) [9]. DH 28 about extremely fine, others in varied state, DH 29 lacquered, DH 28 with plain edge extremely rare
£80-100
Provenance: *DH 28 bt R. Gladdle May 2006; DH 28 edge unlisted bt November 2002; DH 29 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 78 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1237 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1998; DH 32 bt J. Whitmore May 2002; DH 35 bt J. Whitmore April 2010; others bt June 1995
Argyllshire 222
Inverary, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of ancient fortress, rev. TG cypher, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 18.84g/12h (DH 2). Legends on rim not struck up, centres fine
£30-40 Provenance: Bt J.L. Holman February 2002 Additional illustrations may be found on our website East Lothian
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East Linton, Hugh Brown, Farthing, scales, rev. ship, COMMERCIUM, edge plain, 2.29g/6h (DH 4). Very fine and very rare
£90-120 Provenance: Bt J.L. Holman May 1998 228
Haddington, George Amos, Farthing, 2.72g/4h (DH 1); George Pringle, Farthing, 3.02g/11h (DH 2); Robert Richardson, Farthing, 2.06g/5h (DH 3) [3]. Fine and better but second with some surface damage, all rare
£60-80
Provenance: DH 2 N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 167 (part) [from W. Allen August 1972], bt R. Gladdle June 2003; others bt J.L. Holman May 1998
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