THE COLLECTION OF BRITISH TOKENS FORMED BY JOHN ROBERTS-LEWIS
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CHESHIRE, Chester, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 8.19g/12h (DH 6); Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 8.91g/12h (DH 7), Hancock’s Halfpence (2), 1789, 12.90g/6h (DH 12), 1790, 12.33g/6h (DH 25), Westwood’s Farthing, 1790, 4.64g/5h (DH 83) [5]. DH 83 virtually as struck with light reflective patina, DH 6 good fine, others very fine
£100-150 Provenance: DH 6 bt Seaby 1978; DH 7 bt R. Gladdle; *DH 83 P.C. Deane Collection, bt Seaby
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CORNWALL, Falmouth, Volunteers, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1797, 9.46g/6h (DH 3); Penryn, George Chapman George, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.63g/6h (DH 4); Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, 12.53g/6h (DH 2) [3]. Last brilliant and virtually as struck, others about extremely fine
£120-150 Provenance: *DH 2 SCMB October 1981 (M 293); DH 3 bt S.E. Schwer 1982
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DERBYSHIRE, Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, arms of the Duke of Devonshire, rev. crescent, edge BUXTON TOKEN, 11.27g/6h (DH 3). Extremely fine, red-blue patina, rare £140-180
DEVON, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Halfpenny, 1792, 12.37g/6h (DH 2); Plymouth, Shepheard, Dove, Hammett & Co, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 8.86g/6h (DH 6), 8.88g/6h (DH 7) [3]. DH 2 virtually as struck with attractive reflective patina, DH 6 very fine, DH 7 fine
£50-70 Provenance: DH 6 bt S.E. Schwer; DH 7 bt R. Gladdle 428
DORSET, Poole, James Bayly, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.95g/6h (DH 6a), Farthing, 1795, 4.10g/6h (DH 10); Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1793, 11.07g/6h (DH 7) [3]. About extremely fine, first two with original colour
£60-80 Provenance: DH 10 bt S.E. Schwer
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Co DURHAM, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, 9.71g/6h (DH 4); Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 9.67g/6h (DH 6) [2]. First with usual die flaw, extremely fine, second better and with considerable original colour
£70-90
Provenance: DH 4 bt S.E. Schwer. DH 6 only illustrated
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Co DURHAM, Stockton-on-Tees, Thomas King[s]ton, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, helmeted bust of Sir Bevois left, rev. ship sailing right, edge PAYABLE AT KINGTONS STOCKTON, 10.19g/6h (DH 9). Struck from rusted dies with usual flaws around face of bust and under P of PUBLICO, otherwise about extremely fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare; very few specimens known
£200-300 Provenance: SCMB January 1982 (M 14) All lots are illustrated on our website
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