Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 826
LANCASHIRE, Lancaster, 'John of Guant' Halfpenny, 1792, PAYABLE IN THE WAREHOUSE OF THOS WORSWICK & SONS, (D&H 24), mostly mint red, about as struck; another, as before (D&H 24), some scuffing to the obverse field, otherwise toned and red around the devices, extremely fine; Daniel Eccleston, Halfpenny, 1794, PAYABLE . IN . LANCASTER LIVERPOOL . & . MANCHESTER . on edge, 6h, 10.92g (D&H 58)< lightly contact marked to dark brown surfaces, very fine; another, as before, 6h, 9.98g (D&H 58), lightly contact marked, yet near extremely fine; another, as before, rev. dot after COMMERCE, 6h, 12.27g (D&H 57), some scuffing to the obverse field, otherwise with a flashy brilliance in the fields, about extremely fine; Liverpool, Thomas Clarke, Halfpenny, 1791, PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE on edge, 6h, 12.49g (D&H 66), very fine; Manchester, John Fielding, Halfpenny, 1792, PAYABLE AT I. FIELDINGS MANCHESTER on edge, 6h, 11.44g (D&H 127), red around the devices, extremely fine; another, Halfpenny, 1793, rev. bale mark, plain edge, 5h, 8.57g (D&H 134), about very fine; another, as before, rev. V clear of shield, plain edge, 6h, 10.65g (D&H 129), rubbed, brown surfaces, very fine; another, Halfpenny, 1793, porter carrying pack, rev. shield, PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM LONDON OR BRISTOL on edge, 6h, 8.98g (D&H 135a), lightly contact marked, yet toned, very fine; Rochdale, John Kershaw, Halfpenny, 1791, PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF IOHN KERHSAW on edge, 6h, 12.28g (D&H 140), very fine; another, 1792, PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF JOHN KERSHAW on edge, 6h, 11.84g (D&H 143), touch of softness, yet about extremely fine; LINCOLNSHIRE, Spalding, Thomas Jennings, Halfpenny, 1794, PAYABLE AT T . IENNINGS SPALDING & HOLBEACH on edge, 12h, 9.91g (D&H 4), cleaned, very fine; another, as before, 12h, 9.20g (D&H 4), very fine; Wainfleet, David Wright & Stephen Palmer, Halfpenny, 1793, PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSES OF D. WRIGHT & S. PALMER on edge, 6h, 9.66g (D&H 8a), with near full mint red, as struck; another, as before, 12h, 11.85g (D&H 8a), very fine (16)
The Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals
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