Tokens from the late David Griffiths Collection (Part VIII)
1034
YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], copper mule of two obvs., sun in splendour on a shield, small human eye as a crest, EXAMINE WITH CARE, rev. similar but large human eye as crest, edge plain, 35mm, 23.72g/12h (W 3039 rev., obv. not listed; Bell, 1966, A6a rev., obv. not listed). Virtually as struck with full original colour, extremely rare and interesting £120-£150
Provenance: Bt S.E. Schwer December 1980.
The obverse die used on this piece, with the small human eye and exhibiting small positional changes of the legend and punctuation, exhibits the beginnings of a flaw by the left-side rosette and was presumably discarded on the instructions of the fastidious Hamer, although not before this interesting mule, utilising the regular obverse die for the first of Hamer’s 1901 tokens, was produced. Whether it pre-dates the first of Hamer’s 1901 tokens is not known
1035
human eye as a crest, EXAMINE WITH CARE, no outer legend or roses, edge plain, 35mm, 22.92g (W 3040 var.; Bell, 1966, –). Scratched at right and other minor marks, otherwise very fine, of the highest rarity
£100-£150
Provenance: S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 693 (part); bt J. Whitmore November 1999 YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], uniface white metal artist’s trial, sun in splendour on a shield, large
1036
YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901 (3), copper, bronzed and bright aluminium, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye above wreath as a crest, EXAMINE WITH CARE, revs. S H H within wreath, edges TIME ADDS VALUE TO THIS TOKEN RARE, eye dividing two oak-leaves, all 35mm, 23.50g/12h, 23.54g/12h, 7.19g/12h (W 3038; Bell, 1966, A7) [3]. Spot in obverse field of first, otherwise virtually as struck
£100-£150
Provenance: First W. Sykes Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 295 [gift from S.H. Hamer]; second G.W. Spencer Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 156 (part); last bt S.E. Schwer December 1980
1037
Provenance: Baldwin Auction 61, 26 May 2009, lot 454 (part) YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35mm, 28.98g/12h (W
3038; Bell, 1966, A7). Brilliant mint state, deeply toned, rare £150-£200
1038
YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901 (3), copper, bright brass and bright aluminium, from the same dies as previous, edges plain, all 35mm, 23.37g/12h, 23.58g/12h, 7.20g/12h (W 3038; Bell, 1966, A7) [3]. Last brilliant mint state, others virtually as struck
£100-£150
Provenance: First bt S.E. Schwer December 1980; second Baldwin Auction 61, 26 May 2009, lot 454 (part); last F.S. Cokayne Collection [from S.H. Hamer June 1922], Baldwin Auction 61, 26 May 2009, lot 454 (part)
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