Lot 166

Description

Portsmouth, Sharp and Chaldecotts halfpenny, 1794 (D&H 53,55,56,57 a countermarked B on obverse, b,e,58,60 countermarked JB on obverse, 61,64,65 var. edge payable by Horton and Company, 67) Portsea, Sergeant's halfpennies, 1794 (D&H 69,71,72,73,74 var. edge payable at Sharps (as 80a) 75,79, a (2), 80) Southhampton halfpennies 1791 (D&H 89, 90, 92 West Cowes (Isle of Wight) Ayrton's halfpenny, 1798 (D&H 94). Fine-good extremely fine, second scarce or rare. (27)

D&H 57b, 67,73,94 ex S.V.Hagley Collection, 57a and 90 ex W.G. Wright Collection 72,73,75 and 92 from F. Schwer, 57e, 61,71,80 ex T.A. Jan Collection through R. Gladdle in 1983, 56, 60 ex J.R. Farnell Collection, 57,65,69, 79a from Dolphin Coins in 1997, 79a (with mint red) from Spink in 1975, 74 var. from Gothic Coins in June 1983, 58 from Coin Galleries in 1966 others acquired in 1960's.