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The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Roberts-Lewis

Collection Information

This collection was sold on 8 November 2017.

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Lot 419, 8 Nov 17

BEDFORDSHIRE, Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (2), second a Proof in gilt-copper, girl making lace, revs. sheep, edges chambers langston hall & co, 10.41g/6h, 9.74g/6h (both DH 3c) [2]. First about very fine, second extremely fine and rare £120-150

Lot 419, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £110

Lot 420, 8 Nov 17

BERKSHIRE, Windsor, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1795, stag under tree, rev. legend, crown above and sprig below, edge skidmore holborn london, 13.17g/7h (DH 1a). Usual die flaws in advanced stage, about extremely fine, rare £100-150

Lot 420, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £340

Lot 421, 8 Nov 17

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Aylesbury, Francis Wheeler, Halfpenny, 1796, Justice seated right, holding sword and scales, rev. an assimilation of the county arms, edge plain, 12.21g/7h (DH 3; Preston-Morley 1017). Extremely fine with original colour £100-150

Lot 421, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £220

Lot 422, 8 Nov 17

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Chesham, Adam Simpson, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.82g/6h (DH 20; Preston-Morley 1037); Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, 12.25g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1047) [2]. First about extremely fine with original colour, second virtually mint state but reverse partly double-struck £100-150

Lot 422, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £170

Lot 423, 8 Nov 17

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, thick flan, struck in collar, 14.04g/6h (DH 19b); County series, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1795, 9.76g/6h (DH 12a), Farthing, 1795, 3.99g/12h (DH 36) [3]. First about extremely fine but cleaned in the past, others extremely fine and better, last with original colour and reflective surfaces £90-120

Lot 423, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £95

Lot 424, 8 Nov 17

CHESHIRE, Chester, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 8.19g/12h (DH 6); Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 8.91g/12h (DH 7), Hancock’s Halfpence (2), 1789, 12.90g/6h (DH 12), 1790, 12.33g/6h (DH 25), Westwood’s Farthing, 1790, 4.64g/5h (DH 83) [5]. DH 83 virtually as struck with light reflective patina, DH 6 good fine, others very fine £100-150

Lot 424, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £85

Lot 425, 8 Nov 17

CORNWALL, Falmouth, Volunteers, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1797, 9.46g/6h (DH 3); Penryn, George Chapman George, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.63g/6h (DH 4); Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, 12.53g/6h (DH 2) [3]. Last brilliant and virtually as struck, others about extremely fine £120-150

Lot 425, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £260

Lot 426, 8 Nov 17

DERBYSHIRE, Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, arms of the Duke of Devonshire, rev. crescent, edge buxton token, 11.27g/6h (DH 3). Extremely fine, red-blue patina, rare £140-180

Lot 426, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £260

Lot 427, 8 Nov 17

DEVON, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Halfpenny, 1792, 12.37g/6h (DH 2); Plymouth, Shepheard, Dove, Hammett & Co, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 8.86g/6h (DH 6), 8.88g/6h (DH 7) [3]. DH 2 virtually as struck with attractive reflective patina, DH 6 very fine, DH 7 fine £50-70

Lot 427, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £110

Lot 428, 8 Nov 17

DORSET, Poole, James Bayly, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.95g/6h (DH 6a), Farthing, 1795, 4.10g/6h (DH 10); Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1793, 11.07g/6h (DH 7) [3]. About extremely fine, first two with original colour £60-80

Lot 428, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £95

Lot 429, 8 Nov 17

Co DURHAM, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, 9.71g/6h (DH 4); Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 9.67g/6h (DH 6) [2]. First with usual die flaw, extremely fine, second better and with considerable original colour £70-90

Lot 429, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £160

Lot 430, 8 Nov 17

Co DURHAM, Stockton-on-Tees, Thomas King[s]ton, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, helmeted bust of Sir Bevois left, rev. ship sailing right, edge payable at kingtons stockton, 10.19g/6h (DH 9). Struck from rusted dies with usual flaws around face of bust and under p of publico, otherwise about extremely fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare; very few specimens known £200-300

Lot 430, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £220

Lot 431, 8 Nov 17

Co DURHAM, Sunderland, Rowland Burdon, Prattent’s Halfpenny, 1796, bridge, rev. legend in five lines within wreath, edge plain, 7.00g/12h (DH 10). Virtually as struck with full original colour, rare £150-200

Lot 431, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £360

Lot 432, 8 Nov 17

ESSEX, Braintree and Bocking, William Goldsmith, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.55g/6h (DH 4); Chelmsford, William Clachar & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.53g/6h (DH 5), 11.30g/12h (DH 5b), Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 10.55g/6h (DH 6); Colchester, Charles Heath, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.63g/6h (DH 10); Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, 10.03g/6h (DH 22); Hornchurch, George Cotton, Halfpenny, 9.11g/6h (DH 33); Maldon, William Draper, Halfpenny, 11.88g/6h (DH 35); Wa...

Lot 432, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £420

Lot 433, 8 Nov 17

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, Hawkins Bird, Halfpenny, 1793, 9.40g/6h (DH Somerset 89); James Niblock and William Hunter, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.20g/6h (DH 101); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (2), arms of Bristol (3), revs. Exchange, 10.10g/6h (DH 91), shield and military trophies, 10.58g/12h (DH 92) [4]. DH 101 very fine, others about extremely fine and better, particularly DH 92 £120-150

Lot 433, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £220

Lot 434, 8 Nov 17

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, scales 1795-96, rev. beggar, 9.10g/12h (DH 53); Brimscombe Port, Thames and Severn Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.17g/6h (DH 60); Cheltenham, Visit of George III, brass medalets (2), by Wilmore, Alston & Co, 20mm, 2.42g/12h (DH 73; BHM 272) and by R.W., 22mm, 2.95g/12h (DH 67; BHM 271); Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.57g/6h (DH 63); Newent, John Morse, Halfpenn...

Lot 434, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £280

Lot 435, 8 Nov 17

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Gloucester, Kempson’s City Pennies, 1797 (4), revs. New County Gaol, 16.93g/6h (DH 10), St Mary de Lode Church (2), no buttresses, 16.59g/6h (DH 3), with buttresses, 16.56g/6h (DH 4), St Nicholas’ Church, 17.34g/6h (DH 6) [4]. DH 6 good very fine, others extremely fine, all bronzed except DH 10 £120-150

Lot 435, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £400

Lot 436, 8 Nov 17

HAMPSHIRE, Basingstoke, John Pinkerton, Mynd’s Shilling, 1789 [7 over 8], barge, rev. wheelbarrow and tools, decorated leaf edge, 13.59g/6h (DH 1). Good very fine, patinated £100-150

Lot 436, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £170

Lot 437, 8 Nov 17

HAMPSHIRE, Emsworth, John Stride, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.11g/6h (DH 10); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (8), 9.08g/6h (DH 11), 9.25g/6h (DH 17), 9.26g/6h (DH 18), 9.75g/12h (DH 20a), 8.56g/6h (DH 23), 11.74g/6h (DH 27), 8.62g/6h (DH 29b), 9.26g/6h (DH 30) [9]. DH 20a very fine, DH 10 and 18 about extremely fine, others extremely fine or better with considerable original colour £200-260

Lot 437, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £300

Lot 438, 8 Nov 17

HAMPSHIRE, Gosport, Benjamin and Jonathan Jones, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.94g/6h (DH 44); John Jordan, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.88g/6h (DH 41); Newport (Isle of Wight), Robert Wilkins, Halfpenny, 1792, 10.58g/6h (DH 46); Petersfield, Eames, Holland & Andrews, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 9.19g/5h (DH 47), 10.52g/6h (DH 48a); Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.63g/6h (DH 79a), George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.57g/6h (DH...

Lot 438, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £340

Lot 439, 8 Nov 17

HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth, G. Robinson, John Mooney and Sir John Carter, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.22g/6h (DH 58), Thomas Sharp, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.26g/6h (DH 55), 10.71g/6h (DH 64), Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 1795, 10.34g/12h (DH 57b); Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1791, 10.73g/6h (DH 89, bronzed); West Cowes (Isle of Wight), Thomas Ayrton & Co, Hancock’s Halfpenny, 1798, 12.72g/11h (DH 94); County series, Naval Farthings (...

Lot 439, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £190

Lot 440, 8 Nov 17

HEREFORDSHIRE, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, 18.22g/12h (DH 2); Charles Honiatt, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.64g/6h (DH 5) [2]. Extremely fine, first bronzed, second patinated £100-150

Lot 440, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £240

Lot 441, 8 Nov 17

HERTFORDSHIRE, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.93g/6h (DH 4); St Albans, Denton’s Farthing, 1796, 4.02g/6h (DH 5) [2]. First good very fine, second extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £120-150

Lot 441, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £190

Lot 442, 8 Nov 17

KENT, Appledore, William Peckham, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.81g/6h (DH 3); Benenden, Thomas Reeves, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.58g/6h (DH 4); Brookland, Thomas King, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.91g/6h (DH 5); Canterbury, John Matthews, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.61g/6h (DH 6), Edward Pillou, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.24g/6h (DH 8); Deal, Richard Long, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.00g/6h (DH 11); Deptford, Thomas Haycraft, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 8.94g/6h (DH 13), 8.64g/6h (DH 13a); Dover, John Ho...

Lot 442, 8 Nov 17

Sold for £260

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