18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by the late David Barry Bailey Cheshire
x 241
Beeston, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, castle and bridge, rev. SAC cypher, edge engrailed, 9.54g/6h (DH 4). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour
£150-£200
x 242 x 243
Beeston, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge engrailed, 8.96g/6h (DH 4). Obverse struck slightly off-centre, rim knocks at 12 and 6 o’clock and cleaned in the past, otherwise good very fine
£80-£100
Chester, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.73g/6h (DH 5a), Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Chester Castle, 26.10g/6h (DH 1 and Middlesex 121); Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Hancock’s Halfpence (2), 1790, 12.74g/6h (DH 27), 1791, 12.75g/6h (DH 57, no flaw in date), counterfeit Halfpence (2), undated, 9.13g/6h (DH 62), 1791, 9.95g/6h (DH 65a); mule Halfpenny, 1792, 10.22g/6h (DH 81) [7]. DH 5a and 65a extremely fine, DH 27 nearly so but with remains of collector’s number painted below bust, others about very fine, first two with dark patina Provenance: DH 57 and 62 bt K. Stephens; DH 65a bt D.E. Litrenta; DH 81 bt W. McKivor
£80-£100
x 244
Chester, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, frontal elevation of East Gate, rev. globe, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 23.96g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 122). Extremely fine, much original reflective colour £150-£200
x 245 x 246 x 247
Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Penny, 1790, in bronzed-copper, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge plain, 26.43g/6h (DH 3). Trifling spots in obverse field and a tiny rim nick by O of WORKS, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare
£300-£360
Provenance: DH 84 bt D.E. Litrenta Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthings (2), 1789, 5.45g/12h (DH 82), 1790, 6.27g/12h (DH 84) [2]. Extremely
fine, former on a large spread flan, latter with original colour £90-£120
Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthings (2), 1789, 5.35g/12h (DH 82), 1792, 6.29g/12h (DH 88) [2]. Extremely fine, former patinated, latter with original colour
£90-£120 Cornwall x 248
Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.69g/6h (DH 2); DORSET, Poole, James Bayly, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.83g/6h (DH 6), Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1796, 11.89g/6h (DH 8) [3]. DH 6 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine, DH 8 with spot on obverse
£70-£90
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