Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 817
HAMPSHIRE, Emsworth, 'Earl Howe' Halfpenny, 1795, PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL on edge, 7h, 8.79g (D&H 30), cleaned and polish residue to recesses, about very fine; John Stride, Halfpenny, 1794, PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF IOHN STRIDE on edge, 6h, 9.73g (D&H 9)< die flaw to obverse, mostly red, extremely fine; Gosport, John Jordan's, Halfpenny, 1794, PAYABLE AT I. IORDANS DRAPER GOSPORT on edge, 6h, 9.39g (D&H 41), small die flaw to the obverse, mostly red and lustrous, extremely fine; another, as before, 6h, 11.44g (D&H 41), about very fine; Isle of Wight, Newport, Robert Bird Wilkins, Halfpenny, 1792, PAYABLE AT HIS OFFICE NEWPORT on edge, 6h, 11.01g (D&H 46), mostly mint red, good extremely fine; West Cowes, Thomas Ayrton, Halfpenny, 1798, PAYABLE AT THOS. AYRTON & CO on edge, 12h, 11.97g (D&H 94), good fine; Petersfield, Eames, Holland & Andrews, Halfpenny, 1793, EAMES HOLLAND & ANDREWS PETERSFIELD on edge, 6h, 9.86g (D&H 47), uniform brown surfaces, good very fine; Portsmouth and Chichester, Sharps & Chaldecotts, Halfpenny, 1794, PAYABLE AT SHARPS PORTSMOUTH AND CHALDECOTTS CHICHESTER on edge, 6h, 10.41g (D&H 53/54), scratch to obverse field, otherwise with a rich glossy lustre and with hints of red, an interesting mule of the two dies, extremely fine; Portsmouth, Robinson, Mooney & Carter, Halfpenny, 1797, BY G. ROBINSON I. MOONEY AND I. CARTER on edge. 6h, 9.48g (D&H 58), good very fine; Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1797, PORTSMOUTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THOS SHARPS on edge, 6h, 9.95g (D&H 62), edge bruise, otherwise lustrous, extremely fine; Portsea, George Sargeants, Halfpenny, 1794, AT GEORGE EDWARD SARGEANTS PORTSEA on edge, 6h, 10.06g (D&H 70), with usual die flaw, obverse wiped, lustrous to reverse, extremely fine; 'Promissory' Halfpenny, 1796, plain edge, (D&H 79b), very fine; Southampton, Taylor & Moody, Halfpenny, 1791, PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO on edge, 6h, 11.09g (D&H 89), lustrous to darkly toned surfaces, yet clouds of red to the reverse, extremely fine; another, as before, 6h, 11.14g (D&H 89), lightly bagmarked, yet with some residual red-brown colour around the legends, good very fine (14)
The Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals
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