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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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