THE COLLECTION OF BRITISH TOKENS FORMED BY JOHN ROBERTS-LEWIS


475


WILTSHIRE, Devizes, John Baster, Halfpenny, 1796, 10.37g/6h (DH 2b); Holt, David Arnot, Halfpenny, 9.71g/6h (DH 3); Salisbury, John and Thomas Sharpe, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.81g/6h (DH 21), Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 8.42g/6h (DH 12) [4]. DH 12 virtually as struck with attractive reflective patina, others about extremely fine


£90-120


Provenance: DH 2b SCMB January 1981 (M 306); *DH 12 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 145 (part) [from Seaby 1957], bt S.E. Schwer; DH 21 bt Spink


476


WORCESTERSHIRE, Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, distant view of Dudley Castle, rev. shepherd, 10.39g/6h (DH 7); Kidderminster, T. Santer, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1791, 12.00g/6h (DH 23) [2]. About extremely fine and better


£70-90 Provenance: DH 23 bt S.E. Schwer May 1981


477


YORKSHIRE, Bedale, James Metcalf, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1792, 11.23g/6h (DH 9c); Huddersfield, John Downing, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 8.87g/6h (DH 15), 9.89g/6h (DH 15a); Hull, Jonathan Garton & Co, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.51g/6h (DH 17); Leeds, Henry Brownbill, Halfpenny, 1793, 12.41g/6h (DH 41), Richard Paley, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.54g/6h (DH 45); Sheffield, John Hands, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 11.42g/6h (DH 58), 11.01g/12h (DH 59), issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1793, 10.83g/12h (DH 56b); York, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 10.72g/6h (DH 63), 9.14g/6h (DH 63d) [11]. DH 17, 41 and 45 extremely fine, DH 56b, 58 and 63 fine, 58 harshly lacquered, others very fine or better


£140-180


Provenance: DH 9c bt S.E. Schwer October 1983; DH 15 bt Spink; DH 15a and 59 bt S.E. Schwer; *DH 41 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 175 (part), bt S.E. Schwer; DH 58 F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Spink April 1918], SNC August 2008 (TT 3891)


478


ANGLESEY,Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (3), 28.29g/6h (DH 5), 28.69g/6h (DH 6), 28.43g/6h (DH 11), Halfpence (3), 1788 (2), 14.02g/12h (DH 275), 14.72g/12h (DH 351), Williams issue, 1791, 14.98g/6h (DH 405); imitation Penny, 1788, 24.14g/6h (DH 165); imitation ‘Paris Miners’ Halfpenny, 1791, 9.74g/6h (DH 436) [8]. DH 6 and 405 extremely fine, latter with much original colour, DH 5 and 11 very fine, others fine and better £120-150


Provenance: DH 5 and 351 bt R. Gladdle; DH 11 and 165 F.S. Cokayne Collection, SNC June 2004 (TT 2923, 2978); DH 275 bt Spink.


DH 405 only illustrated


479


Provenance: DH 452 bt S.E. Schwer; *DH 456 bt S.E. Schwer March 1985 ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Skidmore’s Farthing, 1788, 4.50g/6h (DH 452); Westwood’s Farthing, 1791, 4.75g/6h (DH


456) [2]. DH 452 about extremely fine, DH 456 extremely fine with original colour 480 £70-90


CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpenny, 12.29g/6h (DH 7); GLAMORGANSHIRE, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpenny, 1795, 9.30g/12h (DH 3a), Swansea, John Voss, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.79g/6h (DH 4); PEMBROKESHIRE, St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, 3.66g/12h (DH 1) [4]. DH 3a and 4 extremely fine and patinated, others very fine


£60-80 All lots are illustrated on our website www.dnw.co.uk


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