HalfpenniesGeorge III Contemporary Counterfeits (10), Farthing George III Contemporary Counterfeit (1), Halfpennies George II Contemporary Counterfeits (3) 1751, 1764, the third with the date worn, Ireland halfpenny 1773 Contemporary Counterfeit, Evasion Halfpenny 1774 CLAUDUIS ROMANUS
Crowns to Farthings (46) Crowns (7) 1822 TERTIO (ex-edge pin mount), 1893 LVI, 1951, 1953, 1977, 1981 (2), Halfcrown 1950, Florins (6) 1931, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1967, Shillings (4) 1947S, 1949E (2), 1951S, Sixpence 1965, Groat 1844 (holed), BrassThreepence 1967, Threehalfpence 1843 43 over 34, Model Penny, Bimetallic, by Joseph Moore (c.1848), Pennies (9) 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927, 1944, 1945, 1966, 1967, Halfpennies (6) 1773, 1920, 1943, 1962, 1965, 1966, Farthings (3) 1854, 1860 Toothed Border, 1895 Veiled Head, DecimalFifty Pence 1973, Decimal Ten Pence 1969, Decimal Half Penny 1981, Ireland Two Pence 1971, and France Half Franc 1587 Henry III VG/NF holed, Unofficial Year Sets (2) 1936 Halfcrown to Farthing (8 coins), 1940 Halfcrown to Farthing (9 coins, missing the Sixpence) in mixed circulated grades, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71, UNC in the blue wallets of issue, Unofficial Year Set 1967 (6 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Halfpennies in a collector's folder 1915-1967 complete with obverses, in mixed circulated grades, Five Pound Crown 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, UNC still sealed in the Royal Mint pack of issue, Macau a 10-coin unofficial set mixed dates 1952-1978, comprising, Five Patacas 1988, Pataca 1982, 50 Avos (2) 1952, 1982, 20 Avos 1982, Ten Avos (4) 1952, 1968, 1975, 1988, Five Avos 1967 VF to UNC, World Banknotes a mixed group (24) includes issues from GB, Germany, Japan, India, Russia, Indonesia and more, in mixed grades, Pennies 1967 (47) mostly Lustrous UNC, Pennies Victoria Veiled Head to Elizabeth II (134) in mixed grades, includes a handful of Provincial Mint types, Halfpennies (233) Victoria to Elizabeth II in mixed circulated grades
Twopences to Farthings (10) Twopence 1797 Fine with good edge, Pennies (2) 1797 Fine, 1895 2mm Fair/VG, Halfpennies (3) 1774 Near Fine, 1775 Contemporary Counterfeit VG, 1799 About Fine, Farthings (4) 1737 Large Date VG, Rare, 1773 Contemporary Counterfeit, a partial brockage ?, Obverse worn, reverse VG, 1826 Bare Head NVF the reverse with some surface dirt, 1883 GVF, along with Scotland Bodle/Turner 1694 IMPVNE reverse S.5674 Fair, Ireland Halfpenny 1805 VG
Halfpennies18th Century (24) Middlesex 1795 Kilvington's Brunswick DH46 Good Fine/NVF, Middlesex - Mail Coach undated, Obverse: Mail Coach travelling Rev: To J.PALMER ESQ. /THIS IS INSCRIBED / AS A TOKEN OF / GRATITUDE /FOR BENFITS REC'D / FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT / OF MAIL COACHES in 8 lines DH363 Good Fine, Middlesex - Mail Coach undated, Obverse: Mail Coach travelling, Reverse AFH cypher within a wreath DH366 NVF, Kirkcudbrightshire 1793 Gatehouse, Obverse: A Griffin IMPERO on a banner above, Reverse: A large building PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF THOs. SCOTT DH1, VG/Near Fine, Angusshire - Dundee 1797 Obverse: A public building DUNDEE HALFPENNY, TOWN HOUSE FINISHED 1734, Reverse: View of a glass manufactory, GLASS WORKS WEST CONE FOUNDED 1788. Exergue: WRIGHT DES. DH17 Fine with a heavy contact mark on the reverse, Lothian - Edinburgh 1790 Obverse: St. Andrew and Cross, Reverse: Top thistle leaf between N and Y. DH30 Fine, Lancashire - Manchester 1793, Obverse: A porter carrying a pack, Reverse: Shield of Arms, Plain edge, DH135h, Fine, Worcestershire - Worcester 1788 Obverse: bust of George III right, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, Reverse: A shield crowns inscribed WORCESTER . AUGUST . 6.7 &8 in 4 lines M.B.F.ET.H.REX. F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E, scalloped edge, DH33 VF, Yorkshire - York 1795 Obverse: View of a cathedral Exergue: YORK 1795, Reverse: View of a castle and a drawbridge CLIFFORD'S TOWER DH63 VG, Wiltshire - Salisbury 1796 Obverse: View of a church CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SARUM, Reverse: Grocer's Arms and supporters, FINE TEAS &C. Edge: PAYABLE AT I. & T. SHARPES SALISBURY DH21, NVF, Yorkshire - Hull 1791 Obverse: Shield of Arms between sprigs of oak, Reverse: A ship sailing Edge: PAYABLE IN HULL AND IN LONDON DH22 NVF, Yorkshire - Leeds 1791 Paleys: Obverse: Full length figure of Bishop Blaze and a lamb ARTIS NOSTRE CONDITOR, Reverse: Shield of Arms, Above: An owl. DH44 Good Fine, Carmarthenshire - Carmarthen undated (2) Obverse: Interior of Ironworks CARMARTHEN IRONWORKS, Exergue: HALFPENNY, Reverse: Interior of a forge, no brickwork in archway, lower beam points to L and O in the legend, DH7 Fine and VG, Cambridgeshire - County 1795 Obverse: A Druid's head CURRENT IN THE COUNTIES, Reverse: A beehive and bees INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARD Edge: CAMBRIDGE BEDFORD AND HUNTINGDON, DH12, GVF, Warwickshire -Wilkinson 1792 Obverse: Bust right IOHN WILKISON IRON MASTER, Reverse: Vulcan HALFPENNY, date in exergue, Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR ANGLESEY DH455b Fine, cleaned, Warwickshire - Wilkinson Counterfeits undated, Obverse: Bust right IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER no stop after legend, Reverse: Moneta seated DH464 (2) both Near Fine, Dublin undated Obverse: A harp upon a rock and a ship at sea, GOD GRANT PEACE, Reverse: Three castles between oak and palm branches, Edge: Plain, DH14a About Fine, Dublin - Camac, Kyan and Camac Harp with 8 strings , Edge PAYABLE IN BUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH DH93 VG, Dublin - Parkers 1792 Obverse: female seated holding a harp, INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARD, Reverse: RLT &Co. cypher PRO BONO PUBLICO DH364 VG, Drogheda 1792 Obverse: female seated holding a harp, Reverse: Cypher FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLICK, DH5, VG Rare, Drogheda 1804 Obverse: female seated holding a harp FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLICK, Reverse: Cypher PAYABLE IN DROGHEDA OR DUBLIN, DH6, VG, Sentimental Token 1773 Duke of Gloucester Fine/VG, 18th Century Farthings (5) Middlesex - Pidcocks undated Obverse: An elephant PIDCOCKS EXHIBITION, Reverse: A two-headed cow EXETER CHANGE . STRAND LONDON. DH1066 VF, Middlesex - Pidcocks undated Obverse: An elephant, JAMES below, PIDCOCKS EXHIBITION, Reverse: A cockatoo EXETER CHANGE. STRAND LONDON. DH1067 Good Fine with attempted piercing, Angusshire - Dundee undated Obverse: A pair of scales above a small cypher J M & Co. PAYABLE ON DEMAND DUNDEE, Reverse: A sentinel on duty, a breech of a cannon on one side, part of a fort on the other, Edge: Plain (rounded) DH39 NVF, 18th Century Penny (1) Lancashire - Halsall undated, Obverse: Shield of Arms, Reverse HALSALL D in two lines, DH1, Obverse Fine, the reverse virtually smooth, 19th CenturyShilling (1) Cheshire - Stockport 1812 Obverse: Beehive and 15 bees, G. & R. FERNS & T. CARTWRIGHT. STOCKPORT, Reverse: female seated on a bale to right, holding scales and cornucopia, Y&D below, H on bale, Davis 6, Near Fine/Fine, 19th Century Sixpences (4) Wiltshire - Marlborough 1811 Obverse: four hands
Crown 1889 Fine, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 GVF, Pre-1920 Silver a £1.73 face group (28) comprising Halfcrowns (4) 1816, 1825, 1887, 1908, Florins (5) 1872 Die Number 61, 1898, 1899, Edward VII (last date digit worn), 1919, Shillings (10) 1819, 1826 (holed), 1864 Die Number 56, 1871 Die Number 10 (holed), 1892, 1899, 1900, 1902 (holed), 1907, 1910, Sixpences (8) 1816, 1837, 1866 Die Number 31, 1887 Young Head, 1889 (holed) 1904, 1908, 1910, Groat 1842, Threepence 1896, in mixed circulated grades, MaundyFourpence 1888 EF, Maundy Twopence 1890 GEF, Silver Threepences (127) includes some Victorian issues, plenty of pre-1920, and 1942, 1943 and 1944, Groat 1839 Poor, Penny 1951 NEF, Farthing 1892 Fine/Good Fine, Sixpences 1952 (3), Good Fine to VF, Sixpence 1912 EF holed, Pre-1947 Silver issues (£14.40 face) in mixed circulated grades, Cupro-Nickel issues (174) Halfcrowns (39), Shillings (12), Sixpences (123) in mixed grades with some later issues A/UNC to UNC, Crowns (21) 1953 (3), 1965 (14), 1977 (3), 1981 (1) EF to UNC, USA Dollar 1921S Morgan VF in a keyring, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in the blue wallet of issue, Brass Threepences in a Whitman folder complete expect for 1937 in mixed grades, all with tape residue, Brass Threepences scarce dates (14) 1946 (9), 1949 (2), 1950 (1), 1951 (2), in mixed circulated grades, Brass Threepences (51) in mixed grades with some later dates lustrous, Pennies (22) includes 1912H (6), Halfpennies (13), Farthings (56) in mixed grades, Ireland Halfpenny 1746 Fair, GB Halfpenny 1773 contemporary Counterfeit Fine, World (18) 19th and 20th Century the majority in base metal includes South Africa Halfcrown 1928 Near Fine and Peru Sol 1934 Good Fine
Copper and Bronze (13) Third Farthing 1902 EF/GEF with some lustre, Farthings (7) 1679 Fair, 1694 First A in BRITANNIA and Last A in MARIA unbarred VG, 1697 Fair VG, Pattern Farthing or Medaletundated in copper Montagu 18 Obverse: Mary facing right, Reverse: a rose branch, Fine, 1714 a cast copy in copper VG, 1773 contemporary counterfeit of good style NVF/Fine, 1775 contemporary counterfeit struck off-centre Fair, Halfpennies (2) 1806 Fine, 1807 Fine, Penny 1807 Near Fine/Fine, Model Penny by Joseph Moore, undated bimetallic Fine/NVF weak in the centre, Ireland Halfpenny 1775 VG
Farthings (12) 1719 Large Obverse Letters, Fine. 1721 Fine, 1722 Near Fine with a spot on the obverse, 1754 Good Fine, 1773 Fine with two heavier contact marks on the reverse, 1807 Good Fine, 1821 EF, 1826 Bare Head Fine, 1827 GVF with some surface marks, 1828 Good Fine, 1831 GVF with some surface deposit on the reverse, 1837 Good Fine with some surface residue, Halfpenny 1771 Fine/Good Fine with some heavier surface marks on the obverse, Ireland Farthings (2) 1723 Woods collectable VG, 1806 VF/GVF
Halfpenny 1773 No Stop after REX Peck 905 EF with traces of lustre on both sides, a small spot on either side barely detracts. Listed as Very Scarce by Peck, our archive database reveals we have only previously offered one example , this in the Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction A113 June 2006, the Ex-Nicholson Collection example, described as EF with lustre and realised £260 hammer price
GB and World (9) GB (4) Twopence 1797 Fine, Penny 1797 Good Fine with some scratches, Halfpennies (2) 1773 Contemporary counterfeit a mis-strike a double striking with two Britannias, around 7mm apart, VG unusual, 1861 LCW on rock NVF/VF, USA Cent Washington double head undatedBreen 1204 VG, Canada (4) Newfoundland Cent 1880 Fine, New Brunswick Cent 1861 Fine, Nova Scotia Penny Token 1832 Near Fine, Prince Edward Island Halfpenny 1857 Self Government and Trade, Fine
USA Castorland 1796 a 20th Centurysilver restrike, weight 13.83 grammes, edges plain, filed? EF toned, as part of a group includes HalfpennyMassachusetts 1788 NVF, VirginiaHalfpennies 1773 (2), and Dollars to Cents (67) 1807-2000 in mixed grades a few lustrous, includes plenty of silver
Halfpenny 1773 Peck 904 UNC and choice with considerable mint lustre, a stunning example, would make an excellent coin for the type collector, slabbed and graded LCGS 88, the finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS66 RB, this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Halfpenny 1773 Peck 904 A/UNC with traces of lustre, the reverse with a slightly darker toning area to the left of the date , comes with old collector's ticket
Halfpenny 1773 Contemporary Counterfeit of excellent style Coleman CH1773B-14 EF nicely toned with residual lustre, weight 8.29 grammes, probably rarer than the genuine coin in this grade, superior to the plate coin in the Coleman book
USA Elephant Token undated (1672) VG, Plantation Halfpenny Token undated (1688) Fair, Rosa Americana (2) Twopence 1723 (date worn, attributed by type), Penny 1723 VG, Virginia Halfpenny 1773 Fine
USA (3) HalfpennyVirginia 1773 Stop after S, 8 Harp strings, Breen 180 VG with a flan flaw on the obverse, Hard Times Token 'NOT ONE CENT FOR TRIBUTE' MILLIONS FOR DEFENCE, Reverse MERCHANTS EXCHANGE WALL ST. NEW YORK Built 1827 Burnt 1835 Near Fine, One Cent 1853 EF with some spots on the obverse
World and GB including GB 1860 Penny E over E and Half Penny 1773 no stop after REX these in lower grades, IrelandHalfpenny 1769 contemporary forgery crude and interesting as the obverse is double struck so the king has two heads, others some in silver such as BWA 6d 1917 and GB 3d 1911 these bright VF- EF
GB and World GB (11) Halfpenny 1739, Farthings 1672, 1674, 1731 (2), Halfpennies George III Contemporary Counterfeits (5) 1772, 1774, 1775 (3), Farthing George III Contemporary Counterfeit 1773, Ireland Halfpenny 1753, USA/Ireland Woods Halfpenny 1723, Woods Farthing 1723, USA 2 Cents 1865, Cent 1902 this VF, generally in mixed grades VG-Fine, World (58) 19th and 20th Century includes some medallic issues, mostly silver and half silver issues in mixed circulated grades, Switzerland 5 Rappen 1873 and 1877 as part of a group of World approximately 1.5 Kilos includes some in silver
Farthings (17) 1672, 1697, 1739, 1754 (3), 1773 (2), 1826, 1831, 1834, 1835, 1890, 1937, 1943, 1953 (2), Halfpenny 1718 in mixed grades to VG-UNC generally in line with age
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