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Lot 248

Aldersgate Street, Michael and Harry Oppenheim, Halfpenny, 1797, frontal elevation of St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. weaver in loom, edge payable at m & h oppenheims toy warehouse london, 10.38g/6h (DH 398). Good very fine and patinated, very rare £150-200

Sold for £250

Lot 249

Bishopsgate, John Clark and Samuel Harris, Halfpenny, 1795, bust of George Washington right, large buttons on coat, rev. stove, edge grained right, 9.41g/6h (DH 283a; Baker 29; Durst 337). About very fine £100-150

Sold for £160

Lot 250

Bishopsgate, John Clark and Samuel Harris, Halfpenny, 1795, bust of George Washington right, small buttons on coat, rev. from the same die as previous, edge grained right, 9.24g/6h (DH 284; Baker 29; Durst 338). Several surface and planchet marks, otherwise good very fine, dark patina £250-300

Sold for £310

Lot 251

Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Halfpenny, 1795, Britannia seated left, crosses in legend, point of spear to o of son, rev. arms of the City, edge plain, 10.79g/12h (DH 377a). Characteristic weak rims, otherwise extremely fine and as made with a little original colour, very rare £90-120

Sold for £190

Lot 252

Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Halfpence, 1795 (3), all with point of spear between son and london, wormwood street edge (2), raised letters, 10.70g/12h (DH 378), incuse letters, 10.48g/12h (DH 378, type of edge not listed), edge plain, 10.24g/12h (DH 378a); Schooling & Son, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.43g/6h (DH 474) [4]. Last extremely fine with original colour, DH 378a fair and pitted but very rare, others about very fine and better £40-50

Sold for £95

Lot 253

Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (2), Britannia seated, from the broken obv. die, revs. wheatsheaf, 9.29g/6h (DH 380), arms of Robert Orchard, 8.95g/6h (DH 381) [2]. First virtually as struck with original colour and most attractive surfaces, second about extremely fine, both rare £120-150

Sold for £330

Lot 254

Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. je & co cypher, 8.87g/6h (DH 382), wheatsheaf and doves, 9.18g/6h (DH 383), anchor and cap of Liberty, 9.20g/6h (DH 384) [3]. DH 382 very fine, others about extremely fine and better, but DH 383 lacquered and collectors’ number ‘1050’ inked on reverse £150-200

Sold for £320

Lot 255

Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (2), arms of the City, revs. wheatsheaf, 9.32g/6h (DH 385), crowned arms of the City, 10.58g/6h (DH 387) [2]. Extremely fine, second with a little original colour, both rare £70-90

Sold for £170

Lot 256

Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. anchor and cap of Liberty, edge plain, 9.05g/6h (DH 388). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour and attractive surfaces, extremely rare £120-150.

Sold for £300

Lot 257

Blackfriars, Barnett Guest, Halfpence, 1795 (6), london edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 308), bath edge, 9.16g/6h (DH 308a), dublin edge, 9.37g/6h (DH 308b), ballymurtagh edge, 8.41g/6h (DH 308c), lancaster edge, 9.22g/6h (DH 308d), edge grained, 9.20g/6h (DH 308e); James Spittle [with J. Kirby and Richard Lashmar of Brighton, Sussex], Halfpence, 1795 (2), without st pauls, 10.11g/6h (DH 902), with st pauls, 10.34g/6h (DH 903); issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, ed...

Sold for £280

Lot 258

Bloomsbury, James Burton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), stop at end of legend, 7.27g/6h (DH 304), flaw at end of legend, edge grained, 7.84g/6h (DH 305) [2]. Extremely fine, first very rare £80-100

Sold for £160

Lot 259

Bow Street, Charles James, Penny, lion couchant, holding shield, rev. royal penny, sun, crown and oak-sprig, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.39g/12h (DH 31). Usual light die cracks on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine and very rare £250-300

Sold for £370

Lot 260

Bow Street, Charles James, Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. vulture standing left, medals dies crests coats of arms uniforms &c, edge plain, struck on a flan with milled rims, 17.63g/6h (DH 32E). Trifling surface marks, otherwise extremely fine with most attractive patina, a handsome piece and extremely rare £1,500-2,000

Sold for £3,500

Lot 261

Bow Street, Charles James, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. tiger, edge spence dealer in coins london, 11.83g/8h (DH 344). Even overall wear, good fine to about very fine £40-60

Sold for £80

Lot 262

Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpence, 1795 (3), shield distant from legend, edge engrailed, 14.18g/12h (DH 294b), shield close to legend (2), davidsons edge, 10.92g/6h (DH 295), edge plain, 10.84g/6h (DH 295a); mule Halfpence (2), revs. bust of Prince of Wales, edge grained, 9.64g/6h (DH 296), edge plain, 9.12g/6h (DH 296a) [5]. DH 294b fair to fine but very rare, DH 296 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine and bet...

Sold for £95

Lot 263

Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, seated figure of Londinia, buildings behind, shield distant from legend, rev. hands supporting crowned triangle, edge plain but privately engraved (Robert Davidson 11 Octr. 1802), 13.51g/12h (DH 294c). Very fine and very rare, interesting by association £120-150

Sold for £130

Lot 264

Chandos Street, William Allen, Halfpence, 1795 (3), chandos street edge, 9.22g/6h (DH 246), london edge, 9.28g/6h (DH 246a), edge grained, 7.69g/6h (DH 246b); Charing Cross, Salter & Co, Halfpenny, 10.17g/6h (DH 473); Cheapside, John Ching, Halfpence (2), edge grained, 9.67g/6h (DH 282), edge plain, 9.43g/6h (DH 282a; Storer 7695); Chiswell Street, Robert Heslop, Halfpenny, edge plain, 8.19g/5h (DH 336b) [7]. DH 246a and 282a practically as struc...

Sold for £340

Lot 265

City Road, John Bebbington, Halfpenny, 9.13g/12h (DH 254); Thomas Hall, Halfpence (9), 1795 (6), quadrupeds (2), citty road, 9.14g/6h (DH 313), city road, 9.47g/12h (DH 314); deformed dwarf (3), citty road, 9.17g/12h (DH 316), city road (2), edge grained left, 11.27g/6h (DH 315), edge plain, 9.29g/6h (DH 315c); negress, edge plain, small thick flan, 11.52g/12h (DH 317); undated (3), all large toucan, dublin edge, 9.39g/6h (DH 319a), lancaster edg...

Sold for £440

Lot 266

City Road, Thomas Hall, Lutwyche’s Pennies, 1795 (6), obvs. quadrupeds, lutwyche edge, 16.19g/3h (DH 25); deformed dwarf (2), lutwyche edge, 17.27g/6h (DH 26), we promise edge, 19.66g/12h (DH 26a); negress (3), lutwyche edge, 17.40g/6h (DH 27), we promise edge, 19.92g/12h (DH 28); edge plain, 20.84g/6h (DH 28a) [6]. DH 26 about very fine, others good very fine and better but DH 26a heavily surface-marked and DH 28 with planchet cutter line both...

Sold for £410

Lot 267

City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, small toucan standing left, head turned back, rev. the 1st artist in europe, etc, edge payable at london, 9.13g/12h (DH 318). Usual flaw through observers, extremely fine with attractive glossy surfaces, extremely rare, very few specimens known £400-600

Sold for £580

Lot 268

Clerkenwell, Thomas Gorton, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, fender and fire-irons, rev. tg cypher, 26.15g/6h (DH 16). Usual rim flaws, extremely fine, a hint of original colour £80-100

Sold for £160

Lot 269

Cornhill, Richardson, Goodluck & Co, Halfpence, 1795 (5), Figure of Fortune type (4), large rev. letters, edge plain, 10.92g/6h (DH 467; Stainton 37), hearts of his people edge, 10.79g/6h (DH 467a), smaller rev. letters, edge plain, 11.23g/6h (DH 468), large date, 9.54g/12h (DH 469); Bluecoat boy type, 10.52g/6h (DH 471; Stainton 38); Covent Garden, Thomas Dodd, Halfpenny, 12.68g/6h (DH 300, thick flan); Coventry Street, J. Henderson, Halfpence,...

Sold for £360

Lot 270

Covent Garden, Charles Presbury & Co, Halfpenny, bust of Elizabeth I in high ruff almost facing, rev. legend, edge payable in london, 10.16g/6h (DH 464). Usual die flaws and traces of alterations in the reverse die, otherwise extremely fine with original colour and attractive reflective surfaces, very rare £150-200

Sold for £310

Lot 271

Fetter Lane, John Milton, Penny, 1800, in white metal, female personifying Science seated on globe bearing zodiacal sign, rev. Bellerophon holding Pegasus, figure crawling up rock face in background, edge plain, 15.88g/12h (DH 36; Stainton 43). From the usual flawed and uncompleted reverse die, rust marks both sides, otherwise completely free from tin pest, about extremely fine and virtually as struck, extremely rare £500-600

Sold for £1,100

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