THE COLLECTION OF BRITISH TOKENS FORMED BY JOHN ROBERTS-LEWIS 615
Unlocalised British issues: Westwood’s Shilling, 1811, 4.21g/6h (D Not Local 10), Westwood’s Sixpence, 2.20g/6h (D 19); Uncertain manufacturer associated with Westwood, Sixpence, 1812, 2.09g/6h (D 17); Uncertain manufacturers, ‘For Public Accommodation’ Sixpence, 1811, 1.74g/5h (D 15), ‘Pro Bono Publico’ Sixpence, 1812, 1.72g/6h (D 20) [5]. D 19 about very fine, others very fine and better, mostly toned
£120-150 Provenance: D 10, 15 and 20 bt Spink; D 19 bt S.E. Schwer
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Unlocalised British issues: with portrait of George III, Halfpenny, 1812, 8.42g/6h (W 1445); with portrait of Wellington, Pennies (2), 1813, 18.24g/6h (W 1493), undated, 17.10g/6h (W 1490), Halfpence (4), 1812 (3), 8.39g/12h (W 1515), 7.97g/12h (W 1535), 9.45g/12h (W 1537), undated, 7.67g/6h (W 1497); with portrait of Nelson, Halfpenny, 1812, 9.30g/6h (W 1590); ‘Pure Copper Preferable to Paper’, Penny, 1813, 18.85g/12h (W 1642), Halfpenny, undated, 8.50g/12h (W 1670); RH monogram, Halfpenny, 1814, 7.95g/6h (W 1686) [11]. W 1642 with minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare, W 1490 and 1670 fine, others generally very fine
£100-150 Provenance: W 1490 bt R. Gladdle; W 1493, 1497, 1515 and *1642 bt S.E. Schwer; W 1590 bt Spink 617
Unlocalised Irish issues: with portrait of George III, Pennies (2), 1819, 16.40g/6h (W 1938), 1820, 12.52g/6h (W 1942); with portrait thought to resemble Wellington, Pennies (2), 1818, 15.21g/6h (W 1915), 1822, 15.35g/6h (W 1917); with ‘portrait of St Patrick’, Penny, 1806, 16.79g/6h (W 1956), Halfpenny, 1806, 8.92g/6h (W 2015); with male bust left, Penny, 1815, 14.01g/6h (W 1952); with male bust right, Halfpenny, 1820, 7.79g/6h (W 2000); The Union, Halfpenny, 1801, 8.85g/6h (W 2025) [9]. Fine to very fine, W 1956 rare
£50-70 Provenance: W 1938 bt Spink; W 1952 bt R. Gladdle; W 2000 bt Seaby 1982
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