18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by the late David Barry Bailey
x 338
Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpenny, 1797, head of a wild man full facing, rev. large RS cypher surrounded by three lines of legends, edge plain, 15.91g/6h (DH 906). Spot on forehead of wild man, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare
£300-£400
x 339
Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, crocodile and tree, rev. rattlesnake and tree, edge plain, 12.16g/6h (DH 253). Very fine
£90-£120
x 340
Princes Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Grocers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 24.46g/12h (DH 101). Usual die flaw on obverse in advanced stage, two spots on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, diffused original colour
£100-£150
x 341 x 342
St Martin’s Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1795, connoisseur seated left, examining landscape held by a yawning boy, rev. sea-shells on shore, ship in background, edge plain, 11.76g/12h (DH 465). About extremely fine, rare £100-£150
St Pancras, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Smallpox Hospital, St Pancras, 24.20g/6h (DH 161); St Paul’s, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, St Paul’s School, 24.18g/12h (DH 94); Tower Hill, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 2, Tower of London, 23.79g/12h (DH 89) [3]. DH 94 extremely fine but with severe flan crack, others fine
£60-£80
x 343
Soho, Isaac Swainson, Ponthon’s Halfpenny, bust left, rev. robed female dropping herbs into a brick still, edge plain, 10.25g/6h (DH 907). Some light spotting, peripheral original colour but centres mostly patinated, extremely rare
£600-£800 x 344 Soho, Robert Orchard, Farthings (2), 1803, 3.82g/11h (DH 1062), 1804, 3.90g/6h (DH 1063) [2]. Extremely fine £40-£50
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