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Coin, medal and banknote auction - 1 February 2017
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This auction took place on 1 February 2017. Estimates and realised prices are shown below for information only.
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1411
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County uncertain - 1794 halfpenny, hope holding anchor 'success to trade & commerce' rev. 'King and Constitution' on scroll, crown & sceptre above, date below (weak) EF with lustre on reverse, edge PAYABLE in London & engrailed.
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£25 to 30 |
£20.00
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1412
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Various - 1792 Lancaster, 1793 North Wales (Druid's head/harp reverse) & Middlesex Mailcoach (JF cypher) halfpennies, first AEF lustre traces, others VF or better. (3)
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£25 to 35 |
N/S
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1413
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Various - decent grade halfpennies of 1791 Macclesfield x2 & Leeds, plus 1794 Bath (Bladud) & Lancaster x2 types, average grade VF. (6)
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£30 to 40 |
£34.00
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1414
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Various - large lot of mostly 18th century halfpenny tokens, incl. some scarcer items. Grades fair to VF. (116)
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£150 to 250 |
£330.00
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1415
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Various 18thC farthing tokens incl. Isaac Newton (2), 1791 Copper Co, Pidcock's Elephant, 1794 Admiral Earl Howe, etc. Average fine. (7)
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£20 to 30 |
£60.00
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1416
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Anglesey - 1787 & 1788 pennies, date above cypher, edge 'ON DEMAND IN LONDON, LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY', VF & fine respectively. (2)
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£25 to 35 |
£25.00
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1417
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Anglesey - 1787 & 1788 pennies, date above cypher, edge 'ON DEMAND IN LONDON, LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY', GF & fair respectively. (2)
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£15 to 20 |
£15.00
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1418
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Burnt Island - 1797 halfpenny, GVF, edge milled, bottle, reverse Burnt Island Vitriol Compy, with date below.
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£15 to 20 |
£15.00
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1419
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Cheshire - Macclesfield halfpenny, Charles Roe, reverse Hive & Bees, R & C cypher, edge LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL, AEF as struck, the strike a little soft.
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£15 to 25 |
£24.00
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1420
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Cork - 1794 halfpenny, fame flying, date below, rev. J. E & Co, Cypher, AVF/VF. Scarce.
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£10 to 15 |
£24.00
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1421
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Dublin - 1794 halfpenny, Justice standing 'TALBORT FYAN GROCER' etc. rev. sugar loaf & brandy bottle with date below, edge PAYABLE DUBLIN, CORK OR DERRY. AEF, 'chocolate' brown. Scarce in high grade.
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£40 to 60 |
N/S
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1422
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Edinburgh - 1790 halfpenny, St. Andrew with cross, date in exergue, reverse Arms of Edinburgh, edge Thomas & Alexander Hutchison, nice EF with lustre traces.
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£20 to 30 |
£20.00
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1423
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Edinburgh - 1791 halfpenny, St. Andrew with cross, date in exergue, reverse sailing ship, edge London, Bristol & Lancaster, AEF, lustre, scarce.
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£20 to 30 |
£20.00
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1424
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Edinburgh - 1791 halfpenny, St. Andrew with cross, date in exergue, reverse Hibernia seated with left arm on harp, edge London, Bristol & Lancaster, GEF.
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£25 to 30 |
£25.00
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1425
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Edinburgh - 1795 halfpenny, Campbells Snuff shop, Turk's head WITHOUT PIPE, rev. Snuff jar only (no. 79) without embellishments, prooflike UNC, edge plain, very rare.
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£100 to 150 |
£100.00
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1426
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Edinburgh - 1796 halfpenny, Campbells Snuff shop, Turk's head smoking pipe, rev. snuff jar etc. edge milled, AEF lustre traces, rare.
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£75 to 100 |
£75.00
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1427
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Essex - Chelmsford halfpenny, possibly two reverses muled: Hope standing with anchor 'PROSPERITY TO OLD ENGLAND' and other side dove flying over Cornucopia, 'PEACE AND PLENTY', AEF, plus another Hope standing, reverse sailing ship, edge CURRENT EVERYWHERE, AVF. (2)
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£20 to 25 |
£28.00
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1428
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Essex - Colchester 1794 halfpenny x3 pieces, Castle with date below, reverse loom, edges: PAYABLE AT CHARLES HEATHS BAY MAKER COLCHESTER. X. VF, dark, plus 2x AVF, once cleaned.
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£20 to 30 |
£20.00
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1429
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Glasgow - undated farthing, Oak Tree 'Let Glasgow Flourish', rev. Glasgow Retailers Token, AEF.
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£15 to 20 |
N/S
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1430
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Glasgow - 1791 halfpenny, Glasgow Arms, rev. River God MDCCXCI in exergue. Payable at the House of Gilbert Shearer. Choice 'dark chocolate' UNC, resembling a bronzed proof, plus another similar, cleaned AVF, payable in London. Lancaster or Bristol. (2)
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£25 to 40 |
£28.00
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1431
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Glasgow - 1794 halfpenny, River God, rev. sailing ship with date in exergue, edge plain rounded. Superb, prooflike UNC with 90% lustre. Very rare in this condition.
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£30 to 50 |
£34.00
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1432
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Glasgow - 1799 farthing, George Randolph & Co, Tobacconists, rev. Negro & ship, date in exergue, edge milled, GVF with light graffiti hidden by toning. Rare.
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£25 to 30 |
£25.00
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1433
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Gloucester - Newent 1796 halfpenny, tree with shield, rev. several thousand etc. edge PAYABLE AT NEWENT & engrailed, EF with rich 'dark chocolate' finish. Rare this nice.
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£50 to 75 |
N/S
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1434
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Hampshire - halfpennies, Southampton 1791 St Bevois, reverse Town Arms, DH89, EF and Portsmouth 1795, John Howard, reverse Britannia, date in exergue resembling currency coin, EF with some lustre, DH57b. Old tickets included. (2)
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£25 to 40 |
£30.00
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1435
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Hampshire - Petersfield 1795 halfpenny, man on horseback, reverse Britannia seated, RULE BRITANNIA, date in exergue. Superb, UNC with lustre. Rare in this condition.
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£40 to 60 |
£40.00
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1436
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Hull - 1791 halfpenny, William III/Arms, 1791, payable at the Warehouse of Jonathan Garton & Co, x2 pieces, AEF once cleaned and VF, plus another, rev St. Andrew with cross, 1791, edge London, Bristol & Lancaster, EF, once cleaned, scarce. (3)
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£20 to 30 |
£30.00
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1437
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Inverness - 1793 halfpenny, rose & thistle, rev. Concordia etc. with Cornucopia, date in stone below, GVF+ with a faint hint of lustre. The rare first date.
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£50 to 75 |
£50.00
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1438
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Ireland & Wales - 18thC halfpennies 1789 Cronebane x2 GVF & VF, 1793 North Wales Druid's head, reverse cypher, GVF, 1793 Coventry Lady Godiva VF. (4)
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£25 to 30 |
£48.00
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1439
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Ireland 1805 ten pence bank token, bold GVF, toned.
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£25 to 40 |
£26.00
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1440
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Leith - 1796 halfpenny x2 pieces, ship & boat by fort, rev. commerce seated holding scales, edge plain, both VF. (2)
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£15 to 20 |
£22.00
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1441
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Lincolnshire - Spalding 1794 halfpenny, Britannia & ships, reverse J. T. cypher in shield, edge T.IENNINGS'S SPALDING & HOLBEACH.X. two pieces, VF & AVF. (2)
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£15 to 25 |
£18.00
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1442
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Middlesex - (undated) Pidcocks series halfpenny. Elephant standing 'PIDCOCKS EXHIBITION' rev. Toucan 'TO THE CURIOUS OBSERVERS' etc. AEF, slight traces of lustre.
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£30 to 45 |
£60.00
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1443
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Middlesex - halfpenny, R. Heslop coin shop (etc.) Nam & Monkey 'Can you do so', edge plain, rare, AEF with nice patina.
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£50 to 75 |
N/S
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1444
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Middlesex - halfpenny, T. Dodd, head of Handle, reverse Lyre in radiated circle, 'CHEAP SHOP FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS' AEF as struck, brown, scarce.
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£35 to 50 |
N/S
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1445
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Middlesex - mail coach halfpenny, coach & horses, reverse legend with JF cypher below, nice VF x2 pieces plus F. Shackleton, Royal Arms with supporters, reverse candle mould, edge SUFFOLK STREET HAYMARKET, GVF. (3)
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£30 to 35 |
£30.00
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1446
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Middlesex - halfpennies: Lackington's 1794, DH351 and 1795 DH357, EF & NEF, the first with lustre traces. (2)
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£20 to 30 |
£20.00
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1447
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Middlesex - 1795 halfpenny, Coventry St, filtering stone, reverse 'THE FILTERING STONE WAREHOUSE' a nice VF.
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£15 to 20 |
£15.00
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1448
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Middlesex - halfpenny, Newgate - The Prison, 1795, reverse 'Payable at the Residence,' DH396b, GEF reverse lustre. Includes old ticket priced £8.00
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£15 to 25 |
£15.00
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1449
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Middlesex - 1797 halfpenny, 'Mail Coach halfpenny with coach & horses' To trade expedition etc. reverse 'To J Palmer Esq. as a token of Gratitude for Benefits received from the establishment of Mailcoaches' with date below, VF & another similar but undated, fine. (2)
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£15 to 20 |
£20.00
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1450
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Montrose - 1799 Lunatic Hospital halfpenny, A/fine scarce, plus Edinburgh, 1796 filtering stone halfpenny, VF, small digs, plus a Brechin halfpenny, plugged & 1797 Forfar halfpenny, VF. (4)
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£15 to 20 |
£24.00
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1451
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Newcastle upon Tyne - 1811 silver shilling, John Robertson, City Arms, reverse female seated, 'Northumberland & Durham 12d', token G/Fine.
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£15 to 25 |
£22.00
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1452
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Norfolk - Norwich 1792 halfpenny, City Arms, reverse shop front with date below, edge 'THE SHOP OF DUNHAM & YALLOP GOLD SMITHS', a nice VF.
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£15 to 25 |
N/S
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1453
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Perth - 1797 halfpenny, David Peters Wine & Spirit shop, still & casks, rev. Arms of Perth with date below, edge diagonal milling, VF, plus another, Yarn & Flax, Maxwell edge. AVF. (2)
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£15 to 20 |
£24.00
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1454
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Perth - 1798 farthing, Monks Tower & Ships, reverse girl watering cloth, edge plain, VF.
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£15 to 25 |
£20.00
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1455
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Shropshire - Coalbrookdale 1789 halfpenny, iron Bridge, edge: payable at Coalbrook - Dale & Ketley, VF, plus 1794 Spalding (Lincs) success to the commerce of Britain halfpenny, fine. (2)
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£10 to 15 |
£10.00
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1456
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Southwark - 1649 farthing, shield in inner circle, reverse HL, 'AT THE GOLDEN REY'. GVF with nice patina, rare.
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£30 to 50 |
£34.00
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1457
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Staffordshire - Leek halfpenny, Caduceus in front of bales, reverse clasped hands & olive branch, edge PAYABLE AT LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE, GVF+, a trace of lustre.
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£15 to 20 |
£15.00
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1458
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Suffolk - Bury St Edmunds halfpenny, Michael Apseys, arms & crest of Bury, rev. 'SUCCESS TO TRADE', kettle above stove, edge plain & rounded. AEF, brown, plus another, Arms & Crest 'SUCCESS TO THE PLOUGH & FLEECE', reverse PAYABLE AT JAMS. GOERS IRONMONGER BURY, GVF. (2)
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£30 to 35 |
£30.00
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1459
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Suffolk - 1666 Debenham farthing, AVGVSTINE CULLYER, reverse CAM in inner circle, IN DEBINHAM, fine.
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£15 to 25 |
£15.00
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1460
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Suffolk - Ipswich 1794 halfpenny, Conder's warehouse x2 pieces, VF scratches & fine, plus 1792 Rochdale (Lancs), man in loom, nice VF, once cleaned. (3)
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£15 to 20 |
£15.00
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1461
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Suffolk - Bungay 1795 halfpenny, hand holding scroll, reverse Justice standing on a pedestal, edge S.PRENTICE S. DELF, M.ABEL. EF with a little lustre, blank cutting overlap at edge.
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£20 to 25 |
N/S
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1462
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Sussex - Winchelsea & Essex - Braintree & Bocking halfpennies, the latter 1794 in Roman numerals. The first Beehive & Bees, the other Hope + Anchor/Building, AVF once cleaned & nice VF dark, respectively. (2)
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£20 to 25 |
£34.00
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1463
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Warwickshire - Birmingham 1793 halfpenny, boy standing, reverse shield 'INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARD', AEF.
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£20 to 25 |
N/S
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1464
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Westminster - 1651 farthing, MEA in inner circle, reverse IN KING STREETE, fine.
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£15 to 25 |
£18.00
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1465
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Yorkshire - Sheffield 1794 halfpenny, SUCCESS TO TRADE, three men working at anvil, date in exergue 1794, not 1797 as described in Galata catalogue, VF weak in places as struck. Scarce.
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£25 to 30 |
£25.00
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1466
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Yorkshire - penny, Hull lead Works, 1812, AVF and Lothian, 1796 Leith halfpenny, ship sailing by port AVF. (2)
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£10 to 20 |
£10.00
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