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Somersetshire, Wiveliscombe, W.Temlett & J.Clarke's twopence, undated, (Davis 124) also penny, similar in every respect (Davis 125). Slight edge bump at 9 o'clock on obverse of the twopence, otherwise good very fine and attempted piercing in centre of reverse of the penny, attractive good very fine or nearly extremely fine, but rare. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Somersetshire, Wiveliscombe, W.Temlett & J.Clarke's two pence and penny, undated, (Davis 124,125). Very fine; good very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Ireland, Stein Brown & Co, one and two tubs (cfM.8506); Nottingham Corn Exchange Subscribers ticket. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Morston, (Norfolk) William Buck Junr, 1817, pint (or penny) token in copper (35mm) edge centre grained left (Withers p239). Fair/fine and very rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Nineteenth and early twentieth century coffee house and pub checks, all in 2x2 holders described with attributions, a good selection, sold with owner's list. Fine - extremely fine. (92)
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Advertising checks, Earls Court Gigantic Wheel (penny) 1897, 1898, 1899 (2, by Spink and H.Grueber), 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 (M.8974-82), Blackpool Wheel Opened 1896, undated. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Military token, Wales, Hay (on Wye), T.Stokoe Army Contractor canteen one penny token in brass (COR.214). Mirror-like fields, slight carbon spot on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Tokens, Universal Aircraft Ltd, Factory Token 'No 3', brass (24mm); another, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Co Ltd factory token '7982', bronze (30mm), both holed for suspension. Fine - very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Eighteenth century halfpenny tokens, 1789-1793 (6), medalet by Kirk of William Beckford; nineteenth century penny tokens, 1811 - 1813 (4), British Colonies, Isle of Man halfpenny token, 1831; British Guiana stiver, 1813; Nova Scotia one cent, 1864; Malta copper, 1786. Very good - nearly extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Various tokens, Anglesey Mines halfpenny, 1788 (D&H 282); British Copper Company Walthamstow Rolling Mills halfpenny, 1813 (Davis 39); Hampshire, Portsea, Adml Earl Howe farthing, 1794 (D&H 102); Herefordshire, Hereford penny, 1796 (1 missing from year), holed at right obverse edge (D&H 1); Lancashire, Lancaster halfpenny, 1794 (D&H 46); Colombia farthing, c1820-30, reverse with Justice seated; Hibernia halfpenny, 1822; Lower Canada, halfpenny (sou) bank token, 1837 (KM.Tn6); N.A.A.F.I. half franc token, obverse with 'NAAFI/TOKEN' repeating and reverse with '1/2 FR' repeating (Yarwood 4); D.A.R.A. brass token (18.5mm); gaming tokens, being copies of Great Britain gold coins (4), Queen Victoria To Hanover 1837 tokens (2) and Keep Your Temper (undated) (4); miniature model coins (3); also a worn young head Queen Victoria shilling with reverse shaved and inscribed with initials, MP'. Poor - very fine. (24)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Princess Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII, memorial medal, 1503, in bronze (39mm), by D.F.Loos, struck c1800. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540), Secretary to the King, 1534, cast and chased in silver (51mm), by unknown medallist, made as an electrotype (66.54g, heavy) (MI 39/32); Lady Arbella Stuart (1575-1615), memorial medal, 1615, rough cast in silver (50mm), by unknown medallist (MI 207/41). Fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Mary I, portrait medal as Queen of England (1555), in bronze (36x40mm), after J.Jonghelink (MI 72/19); Elizabeth, Marchioness of Northampton, 1562, in silver (40mm), by S.V.Herwijck (MI 104/29; Eimer 43), a high quality British Museum electrotype, R R stamped on edge (Robert Ready); Queen Elizabeth I, personal badge in gilt bronze (38x47mm), unknown medallist (MI 132/85), probably 19th century product. Extremely fine; very fine; good very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Commonwealth, Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), Lord General to the Parliamentary Forces, 1645-1650, in gilt bronze (40x55mm) by unknown artist (MI 319/153), also Cromwell, in bronze, by Dassier (1731) (MI 435/87, Eimer 526, 203). Good extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Charles I, Release of Giles Strangways, 1648, in silver (60mm) by J.Rottier (struck c1670), obverse, bust armoured and draped right, reverse, the White Tower of London flying the Royal Standard, above, the sun bursting from clouds (Eimer 153, Forrer V/165 & 168 illustrated, MI i 333/77). Lustrous grey tone, a few minor rim nicks, old scratches on cheek and right field, lacquered, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
Charles I, memorial medal, 1649, in bronze (50mm), by J and N Roettier (MI 346/200; Eimer 162). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Commonwealth, Henry Scobell (1649), Secretary to the Council of State, in silver (37x46mm) by Thomas Simon (MI 384/2). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Oliver Cromwell, Lord General, 1650, restrike in lead from an oval die on a nearly round flan (34/5mm) (Eimer 180), this example with excess metal flaw at top, features three-quarters facing bust of Cromwell with legend, 'OLI:CROMWELL.MILIT:PARL:DUX.GEN:', reverse, plain. Nose and face flattened, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, in gold, a small unsigned Dutch copy (29mm, 16.5g), obverse, bust laureate and draped left, Olivar.D.G. RP.Ang.Sco.Hib.Pro around, reverse, shepherd tending his flock beneath an olive tree, Non.Defitient.Oliva.Sep.3.1658 around (see Eimer 201). Extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,500
Princess Clementina, Escape from Innsbruck, 1719, in bronze (48mm), by O.Hamerani (MI 444/49; Eimer 454). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Birth of Prince Charles (Edward Stuart), 1720, in silver (41mm), by O.Hamerani (MI 452/60; Eimer, 488), 'Providence the helper in childbirth'. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
Prince James (III) 'The Only Safeguard', 1721, in bronze (50mm), by O.Hamerani (MI 454/63, Eimer 493). Good extremely fine or nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Prince Charles and Prince Henry: Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession (1731), in bronze (41mm), by O.Hamerani (MI 492/34; Eimer 521), 'He shines in the midst of all/the next after him', edge lettered. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Alexander Pope, 1741, in bronze (54mm) by J.A.Dassier, obverse, draped bust right, reverse 'Poeta/Anglus/MDCCXLI' within ornamental border (Eimer 564, MIii 565/198). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Prince Charles, Oak Society, 1750, in bronze (34mm), by T.Pingo (MI 655/359; Eimer 625). Good extremely fine, with mint red on the obverse.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Battle of Rosbach and Lissa, 1757, in bronze (48mm), British Ally in Seven Year War, obverse, Frederick II of Prussia on horseback to left, reverse, battle scene; Duke of Wellington, To Britain's Hero, 1852, in white metal (45mm) (2, one in bronzed white metal) (BHM 2487; Eimer 1470 type b). The first with greening from oxidation, the bronzed version of the second medal with filled pierced hole at top edge, otherwise good - fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
George III - Victoria, various base metal medals, comprising George III, Charlotte's Accession 1762 in brass (2); Sunderland Bridge Lottery 1816 in white metal; Sir Isaac Newton in bronze from the universal series 1819 in Paris; Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee 1887 in white metal by Ottley Birmingham; Queen Victoria from the Children of Sheffield 1897 Diamond Jubilee in bronze; a Chevalier/Esquire brass whist marker, c1860; also a George III enamelled shilling, 1816-20. The first poor, the last with a few spots of enamel missing on obverse, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Marriage of Prince Charles to Princess Louisa of Stolberg, 1772, in bronze (32mm), by F.Hamerani (BHM 163; Eimer 743). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Dutch Fleet Defeated, 1797, in white metal (38mm) (BHM 428), obverse, uniformed bust of Admiral Lord Viscount Duncan of Camperdown three-quarter facing, reverse, Britannia seated right with lion's head at her knee, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and leaning on a rudder and with ensign in her left hand; Death of the Duke of Wellington, in white metal (51mm) (BHM 2475), by Allen & Moore, obverse, uniformed bust of the Duke of Wellington left, reverse, Britannia standing weeping before a funerary plaque and trophy of arms, Victory kneeling at right and lion crouched to the fore. Very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Union of England and Ireland, 1801, in bronze (48mm) by C.H.Kuchler, obverse. George III draped bust left, reverse, Britannia shaking hands with Hibernia (Eimer 927, BHM 524). Reverse with some light spotting in field, red-brown patina, FDC.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200