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A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman

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This collection was sold on 8 November 2017.

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Lot 236, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, Thomas Hobson on horseback right, rev. water tower on cobbled square, edge value one penny payable at cambridge, 29.86g/12h (DH 9). About extremely fine, reverse better and with a hint of original colour, very rare £240-300

Lot 236, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £460

Lot 237, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, 10.00g/6h (DH 19a); Spence’s mule Halfpence (2), wheatsheaf, rev. man gnawing bone, 10.16g/6h (DH 21), legend, rev. arms of Robert Orchard, 9.26g/7h (DH 25) [3]. About extremely fine, second with a little original colour £120-150

Lot 237, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £320

Lot 238, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, wheatsheaf, rev. legend, edge plain, thick flan, struck in collar, 14.50g/12h (DH 19b). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £100-150

Lot 238, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £110

Lot 239, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Christ’s College Gate, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.48g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 115). Extremely fine, patinated £100-150

Lot 239, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £200

Lot 240, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, 1797, Emanuel College Chapel, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.57g/12h (DH 3 and Middlesex 116). Extremely fine, obverse with original colour £100-150

Lot 240, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £220

Lot 241, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Trinity College Gate, 26.33g/6h (DH 5 and Middlesex 119); Chesterton, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, St Andrew’s church, part of the village in background, 24.41g/11h (DH 10 and Middlesex 120) [2]. First with verdigris on obverse and second with surface metal fault in obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine £60-80

Lot 241, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £120

Lot 242, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CHESHIRE, Chester, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, frontal elevation of East Gate, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.32g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 122). Some discolouration on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with original colour £100-150

Lot 242, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £200

Lot 243, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, CHESHIRE, Chester, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.26g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 122). Light spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with dark patina £100-150

Lot 243, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £75

Lot 244, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, DORSET, Blandford Forum, William Sanger, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, pair of scales above a counter, rev. pro bono publico, etc, edge grained, 9.48g/7h (DH 1). Virtually as struck with full original colour, rare £200-260

Lot 244, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £380

Lot 245, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, DORSET, Poole, Richard Allen, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, Prince of Wales’ feathers above an oval inscribed 75, rev. legend in six lines, edge engrailed, 9.37g/6h (DH 3). From the usual damaged reverse die, extremely fine with original colour, rare £150-200

Lot 245, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £380

Lot 246, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, DORSET, Poole, James Bayly, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.97g/6h (DH 6); Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpence (2), 1793, 10.99g/6h (DH 7), 1796, 11.81g/6h (DH 8) [3]. Second fine, others about extremely fine £80-100

Lot 246, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £150

Lot 247, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, Co DURHAM, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1794 (2), varying rev. die states, 10.17g/6h, 9.96g/6h (both DH 4); Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, rev. legend, 9.37g/6h (DH 6) [3]. First fine, second very fine, last extremely fine £60-80

Lot 247, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £60

Lot 248, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, Co DURHAM, Sunderland, Rowland Burdon, Denton’s Penny, 1796, view of iron bridge with two vessels passing underneath, rev. legend in eight lines within palm wreath, edge plain, 27.61g/6h (DH 3b). Surface digs and scratches, otherwise fine to very fine, very rare £80-100

Lot 248, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £95

Lot 249, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, Co DURHAM, Sunderland, Wyon’s Penny, 1797, view of iron bridge with brig passing underneath, rev. two large vessels and a small keel, edge plain, 17.87g/6h (DH 2). Extremely fine and bronzed, rare £240-300

Lot 249, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £460

Lot 250, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, Co DURHAM, Sunderland, Wyon’s Penny, 1797, in lead, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 21.06g/6h (DH 2). Fine, extremely rare in this metal; only one other example seen by the cataloguer in commerce [DNW T13, 388] £50-100

Lot 250, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £30

Lot 251, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, ESSEX, Dunmow, Spence’s Halfpenny, 12.12g/12h (DH 11b); mule Halfpenny, rev. Hendon Church, 11.30g/6h (DH 12) [2]. About extremely fine and better, first with a little original colour £90-120

Lot 251, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £200

Lot 252, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, ESSEX, Epping, Spence’s Shilling, 1796, stag right, rev. star and Garter, edge plain, 10.35g/6h (DH 1b). Extremely fine but dulled, rare £150-200

Lot 252, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £380

Lot 253, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, ESSEX, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1796, wheatsheaf and sickle, rev. compasses, wheel, saw and axe, edge plain, 9.80g/6h (DH 39). Extremely fine, original colour on obverse, diffused on reverse, rare £240-300

Lot 253, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £340

Lot 254, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Gloucester, Kempson’s City Pennies, 1797 (5), revs. Cathedral, 17.64g/6h (DH 1), New County Gaol, 17.19g/6h (DH 10), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 17.30g/6h (DH 11), St Mary de Crypt Church, 16.78g/6h (DH 2), St Michael’s Church, 16.84g/6h (DH 5) [5]. DH 11 very fine, others extremely fine with original colour, but DH 1 with small obverse edge bruise at 12 o’clock £150-200

Lot 254, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £340

Lot 255, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Gloucester, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of St Peter’s Cathedral, rev. Thomas Gorton’s cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 27.02g/12h (DH 21). Obverse struck slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, rare £90-120

Lot 255, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £100

Lot 256, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Cowes Castle, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.38g/6h (DH Middlesex 150). Minor spotting on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour £150-200

Lot 256, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £280

Lot 257, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, Gosport, Thomas Wood, Jacobs’ Penny, 1798, flags and drum, rev. t. wood salesman, etc, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.17g/12h (DH 2). Usual light die flaws both sides, extremely fine with original colour and reflective fields, rare £240-300

Lot 257, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £480

Lot 258, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, Gosport, Thomas Wood, Jacobs’ mule Penny, 1798, obv. from the same die as previous, rev. floating raft, french folly, etc, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.25g/12h (DH 3). Light die flaws on obverse, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, rare £400-500

Lot 258, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £1,200

Lot 259, 8 Nov 17

18th Century Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth, issuer uncertain, Penny, 1798, bust of Admiral Nelson left, rev. in · memory · of · the · action · off · the · nile · augt 1 · 1798, taken 9 sail of the line 3 distroyed in centre, edge i promise to pay the bearer one penny, 26.20g/12h (DH 8). Extremely fine with a little original colour, very rare £300-400

Lot 259, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £650

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