May 22-23, 2013 - New York, NY
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Great Britain. England. Middlesex. Lot of 18th Century Halfpenny Tokens - J. Bebbington, Ching’s Worm Lozenges, London Corres. Soc., Coventry Street, Sise Lane, Kilvington’s, Lackington, Moore’s, Newgate Prison, Pidcock’s, Rupert St., Spence’s Pitt & Fox, Prince of Wales, “Map of France”, Isaac Newton, and Stag and plough; also Isaac Newton Farthing, 1793. A few once lightly cleaned or wiped, a few Fine, but generally Very Fine-Extremely Fine. (39) Est. 300-400
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Great Britain. England. Middlesex. Robert Orchard, grocer and tea dealer. Farthing Token, 1803. Orchard address, rev. Turk standing among bales. D&H 1061. Uncirculated. Est. 90-120
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Great Britain. England. Pair of 19th Century Penny Tokens. Norfolk. Norwich. John Barker, draper. Penny, 1811. Two sheep, one reclining, one standing/Norwich castle. Withers 905, D.19. Attractive silvery tone, Choice Extremely Fine; Staffordshire. West Bromwich & Coseley. James Cooksey. Penny, 1812. Withers 1185. About Uncirculated. (2) Est. 100-150
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Great Britain. England. Lot of 18th Century Halfpenny Tokens. Somersetshire. Bath - John Howard, Bristol - Niblock & Hunter’s; Staffordshire. Leek; Suffolk. Bungay, Bury - Plough & Fleece, Rockham’s, Guest’s, Haverhill, Ipswich; Sussex. Chichester, Frant, Hastings, Winchelsea; Warwickshire. Birmingham - Shakespeare, hedgehog shield, Dr. Johnson, Bigg’s Gen. Elliot and Dr. Johnson, Birmingham Coining & Copper Co., Stratford, Wilkinson; Yorkshire. Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, York. One or two once cleaned, generally Very Fine-Extremely Fine. (59) Est. 350-450
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Great Britain. England. Sussex. Horsham. M. Pintosh. Halfpenny Token, 1791. Laureate George III head r., rev. Anchor with cable. D&H 27. Red highlights, Choice Extremely Fine. Est. 90-120
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Great Britain. England. Worcestershire. Dudley. Penny Token, n.d. (Ca. 1797). View of Dudley Priory, rev. ED cipher between branches, E. Davis Nail Factor legend. D&H 3. Hints of red, Uncirculated. Est. 90-120
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Great Britain. England. Pair of 19th Century Penny Tokens. Worcestershire. Griffin’s Withymoor Scythe Works. Penny, 1814. View of forge operations/Tools in circle, crossed spades below. Withers 1216. Dark chestnut-brown, Uncirculated; Warwickshire. Birmingham. Birmingham & Risca Copper Co. Penny, 1811. Clasped hands. Withers 296-7. Tiny deposit, About Uncirculated. (2) Est. 100-150
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Great Britain. Anglesey. Grouping of Druid-head Tokens. Penny Tokens (26) — 1787, 1788. One with incomplete hole, Very Good-Very Fine; Halfpenny tokens (8), 1788, 1791, 1793. Fine-Extremely Fine; also various (mostly English, a few Welsh, Irish, Scotch) low-grade Halfpenny Tokens (51) and Penny tokens (23), the former generally 18th Century, the latter nearly all early 19th Century. Some with problems. (108) Est. 250-300
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Great Britain. England. Mixed Token Lot. Includes: 18th Century Halfpenny Tokens of Somersetshire, Bath - Bladud/Tea urn; Wiltshire, Holt’s Fame/Legend. Both Extremely Fine with hints of red; additional Holt’s and issues of Hampshire, Emsworth; Lincolnshire, Chelsea; and Wilkinson - with Gibbs collection envelopes. Fine-Extremely Fine; 19th Century Silver Tokens of: Nottinghamshire. Mansfield. Stanton, Hancock, Wakefield Shilling, 1812. Extremely Fine; Bristol Shilling, 1811. Very Good; and “Evasion” Halfpennies: Payable at Williams/Music Charms, George Rules/North Wales, Oliver Cromwell/South Wales, Thomas Seymour/South Wales. Crude About Fine-Fine; also 6 ex-Gibbs Collection examples of Model Coinage, Very Fine-Uncirculated. (19) Est. 150-200
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Ireland. Lot of 18th Century Halfpenny Tokens: Dublin. `God Grant Peace’, B.O.B. (spinning wheel), Fyan’s, Parker’s (2); County Wexford, Enniscorthy. Castle by the sea (2); County Wicklow, Cronebane (13, var). Bishop’s Bust, including Justice reverse mule (D&H 63). One or two Fine, the rest Very Fine-Extremely Fine. The Dublin-B.O.B. token includes exGibbs collection envelope. (20) Est. 225-275
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Ireland. Dublin. James Hilles, Ironmonger. Penny and Halfpenny Tokens, 1813. Two men working at rolling mill, rev. sprig of shamrock. Withers 1815, 1820; Davis Dublin 11, 58. The Penny accompanied by old Hans Schulman envelope. Extremely Fine-AU and Extremely Fine. (2) Est. 90-120
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Italian States. Sicily. Under Norman rule. Roger (Ruggiero) II (1105-1154). Gold Tari, Madinat Siqilliyah AH 5xx. Third series, struck 1140-1154 at Messina and Palermo. 1.03 gms. Circular Kufic inscriptions around pellet, al-Mu’tazz billah, rev. Long cross dividing IC-XC, NI-KA. Biaggi 1220, Spahr 66. Edge slightly irregular as is typical, Very Fine. Est. 250-300
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