18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by the late David Barry Bailey

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Lot 224, 27 Aug 20

Bedfordshire, Flitwick, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, church, rev. ps co cypher, edge plain, 11.34g/12h (DH 1 and Middlesex 537). About extremely fine £15-£25

Sold for £70

Lot 225, 27 Aug 20

Berkshire, Windsor, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1795, stag under tree, rev. legend, crown above and sprig below, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.82g/7h (DH 1a). Usual die flaws in advanced stage, about extremely fine with a little original colour, rare £180-£220

Sold for £320

Lot 226, 27 Aug 20

Buckinghamshire, Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, musical instruments, rev. a speedy and lasting peace within wreath of oak and palm, edge engrailed, 9.29g/7h (DH 2a). Light spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, reverse with reflective patina £80-£100

Sold for £220

Lot 227, 27 Aug 20

Buckinghamshire, Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, 9.31g/7h (DH 2a); Aylesbury, Francis Wheeler, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.12g/1h (DH 3), Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1796, 8.39g/6h (DH 7); Chesham, Adam Simpson, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.83g/6h (DH 20); NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, Northampton, ‘George Jobson’, Morgan’s Halfpenny, 1794, 9.01g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2011, pp. 253-9; DH 1) [5]. Fine and better, but DH 2a with verdigris £70-£90

Sold for £120

Lot 228, 27 Aug 20

Buckinghamshire, Slough, John Peckham, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.95g/12h (DH 27); William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.91g/6h (DH 22) [2]. First extremely fine, second nearly so £100-£150

Sold for £120

Lot 229, 27 Aug 20

Buckinghamshire, Slough, John Peckham, Halfpenny, 1795, arms of the Peckham family, rev. phoenix, edge plain, 12.05g/12h (DH 28). Virtually as struck, patinated, rare £100-£150

Sold for £130

Lot 230, 27 Aug 20

Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, lion rampant to left, rev. view of the Red Lion inn, edge plain, 12.13g/12h (DH 24). Virtually as struck £90-£120

Sold for £220

Lot 231, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, 22.18g/12h (DH 9a); David Hood, Milton’s Halfpence (2), 10.01g/6h (DH 19a), 13.88g/6h (DH 19b) [3]. First fine and edge knocked but very rare, others about extremely fine and better, last with attractive patina £100-£150

Sold for £190

Lot 232, 27 Aug 20

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, 23.78g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 115). Spot on right-side tower, otherwise extremely fine, diffused original colour £120-£150

Sold for £240

Lot 233, 27 Aug 20

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, 19.53g/12h (DH 3 and Middlesex 116). Good very fine, obverse better £60-£80

Sold for £85

Lot 234, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, King’s College Chapel, rev. from the same die as previous, edge, i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.34g/12h (DH 4 and Middlesex 117). Extremely fine, obverse attractive with reflective fields, rare £150-£200

Sold for £380

Lot 235, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Trinity College Gate, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.49g/12h (DH 5 and Middlesex 119). Some spotting and usual weaknesses, otherwise about extremely fine, obverse with a little original colour £80-£100

Sold for £85

Lot 236, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, Queen’s College Gate, rev. portcullis and scales in wreath, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 19.22g/6h (DH Middlesex 171). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, very rare £180-£220

Sold for £300

Lot 237, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, wheatsheaf, rev. man gnawing bone, edge plain, 11.56g/6h (DH 21). About extremely fine, rare £90-£120

Sold for £280

Lot 238, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Chesterton, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, St Andrew’s church, part of the village in background, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.82g/6h (DH 10 and Middlesex 120). Extremely fine, diffused original colour £120-£150

Sold for £260

Lot 239, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, david hood, etc, rev. cap of Liberty above anchor, edge plain, 9.33g/6h (DH 29). Two spots on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare £100-£150

Sold for £180

Lot 240, 27 Aug 20

Cambridgeshire, Newmarket, Wyon’s Penny, 1799, two racehorses passing winning post, rev. craven meeting, etc, edge plain, 23.15g/12h (DH 11; W 1547). No reverse die flaw, some surface marks and lightly lacquered in the past, otherwise extremely fine, original colour £600-£800

Sold for £440

Lot 241, 27 Aug 20

Cheshire, Beeston, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, castle and bridge, rev. sac cypher, edge engrailed, 9.54g/6h (DH 4). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour £150-£200

Sold for £320

Lot 242, 27 Aug 20

Cheshire, Beeston, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge engrailed, 8.96g/6h (DH 4). Obverse struck slightly off-centre, rim knocks at 12 and 6 o’clock and cleaned in the past, otherwise good very fine £80-£100

Sold for £65

Lot 243, 27 Aug 20

Cheshire, Chester, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.73g/6h (DH 5a), Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Chester Castle, 26.10g/6h (DH 1 and Middlesex 121); Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Hancock’s Halfpence (2), 1790, 12.74g/6h (DH 27), 1791, 12.75g/6h (DH 57, no flaw in date), counterfeit Halfpence (2), undated, 9.13g/6h (DH 62), 1791, 9.95g/6h (DH 65a); mule Halfpenny, 1792, 10.22g/6h (DH 81) [7]. DH 5a and 65a extremely fine, DH 27 nearly so...

Sold for £170

Lot 244, 27 Aug 20

Cheshire, Chester, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, frontal elevation of East Gate, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.96g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 122). Extremely fine, much original reflective colour £150-£200

Sold for £340

Lot 245, 27 Aug 20

Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Penny, 1790, in bronzed-copper, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge plain, 26.43g/6h (DH 3). Trifling spots in obverse field and a tiny rim nick by o of works, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare £300-£360