Catalogue
Ireland, Republic, shillings, 1939-1942 (S.6635). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Ireland, Irish Free State and Republic sixpences, 1935, 1939, 1945 and 1947 (S.6628, 6636, 6641). The nickel choice, cupro-nickel dull, uncirculated and scarce thus. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $280
Ireland, Republic, threepences, 1939 (S.6637) and 1946 (S.6642). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Ireland, Irish Free State, penny, 1933 (S.6630). Full original mint red, uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Ireland, Irish Free State and Republic, halfpennies, 1933, 1935 (S.6631), 1940 (S.6644). Brown and red, nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Ireland, Irish Free State and Republic farthings, 1936 (S.6632), 1944 (S.6645). Uncirculated; choice uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Ireland, Irish Free State and Republic, balance of collection in three Supreme albums, halfcrowns to farthings, plus silver ten shillings 1966, 1942 penny (S.6643A), 1961 halfcrown is the mule (S.6638A). Very fine - choice uncirculated. (113)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,050
Ireland, mint sets, 1971, 2000; Isle of Man, mint sets, 1980, 1997, 2001; Guernsey, mint set, 1989; fifty pence, 2000, 2003 (3); Jersey, 1981, 1997. In packs of issue, uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Guernsey, four doubles, 1830 (S.7201). Underlying brilliance, uncirculated.
Estimate $140
SOLD $100
Guernsey, eight doubles, 1864 (S.7206), 1911H (S.7214), 1949H, 1956 (S.7218, 7125). Red and brown uncirculated, the first two scarce in this condition. (4)
Estimate $220
Passed in
Guernsey, four doubles, 1864, 1902H, 1918H, 1949H, 1956; two doubles, 1858, 1889H, 1929H; one double, 1830, 1902H, 1938H; threepences, 1956, 1959; ten shillings, 1966 (S.7207-7226). Nearly extremely fine - choice uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $140
SOLD $120
Jersey, George V - Elizabeth II, one twelfth of a shilling, 1913, 1923, 1931, 1945, 1947, (1954), (1960), 1964, (1966); one twenty-fourth of a shilling, 1923, 1926, 1933, 1947; one fourth of a shilling, 1957, 1964, 1966; proof five shillings, 1966 (S.7011-26). Good extremely fine - FDC. (17)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Phillip II of Spain, husband of Mary, circa 1556, in bronze (35mm), bust of Phillip facing left, bust of Charles V of Holy Roman Empire reverse, similar to MI 77/30 but without ANGLIAE in legend. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $150
Prince James III, Attempted Invasion of Scotland, 1708, in bronze (30mm), bust of Prince James I, obverse, map of Great Britain and Ireland, reverse, (MI 313/134, Eimer 427); Birth of Prince Charles (the Young Pretender), 1720, in pewter (41mm), busts of James III and Clementina facing right, obverse, Providence standing with a globe showing Britain and Ireland, reverse, (MI 452/60, Eimer 488). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Jernegan's Lottery, 1736, in silver (39mm), Minerva standing, obverse, Queen Caroline watering young palm trees, reverse, (MI 517/72, Betts 169, Eimer 537); Recapture of Prague, 1744, in brass (42mm) by Kirk, Prince Charles of Lorraine on horseback, obverse, cavalry attacking fortified city, reverse, (MI 592/239, Eimer 592). Very fine; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Arithmetical Medal, 1753, in silvered base metal (45mm), by I. Maddux 'at the hand & pen in Brook Street, Holbourn', obverse, 'Numeration Table, Pence Tab. of twelve times', reverse, 'Table for Multipln & Division by a new & short method'. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $150
George, Prince of Wales appointed Regent, 1789, in bronze (29mm), obverse, bust facing left, reverse, Prince of Wales Feathers, (BHM 321); Tribute to Charles Fox, 1789, in bronze (34mm), by Lutwyche, (BHM 324 RR, D&H Midd. 223); Richard Brinsley Sheridan, c1790, in white metal (35mm), (BHM 346 R, D&H Midd. 217); Thomas Hardy Acquitted of High Treason, in bronze (33mm), (BHM 378, D&H Midd. 204); D Eaton, Acquitted of Sedition, 1795, in bronze (29mm), (BHM -, D&H Midd. 301). Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
William Pitt, First Lord of Treasury, 1799, in bronze (53mm) by Hancock, bust of Pitt facing left, obverse, legend in wreath, reverse, (BHM 470, Eimer 912). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Defence of Acre, 1799, in bronze (48mm) (BHM.473; Eimer 905), by J.G.Hancock, obverse, uniformed bust of Sir William Sidney Smith left, reverse, youth standing on French flag on the foreshore holding a laurel branch in left hand and shield in right with palm tree behind, in the exergue, 'Bonaparte Repulsed And/Siege Of Acre Raised/20 May 1799'; also another, 1799, in bronze (41mm) (BHM476; Eimer 906), by G.Mills & N.G.A.Brenet, obverse, uniformed bust of Admiral Sir S Smith left, reverse, the British lion protecting the Syrian camel from the French tiger, in the exergue, 'Acre Defended/Bonaparte Repulsed/Syria Saved/XXth May/MDCCLXXXXIX', one of Mudie's National Medals. Both medals cleaned and now re-toning, otherwise very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
London Highland Society, 1801, in silvered white metal (49mm), (unlisted in WM), by Pidgeon, bust of Sir R. Abercromby facing right, obverse, Highlander seizes a French flag commemorating victory over Napoleon in Egypt, reverse, with edge inscription, (BHM 512, Bramsen 144, Eimer 932); Preliminaries for Peace of Amiens, 1801, in bronze (25mm), (similar to BHM 514); another in gilt bronze (15mm), (BHM 515); Union of Ireland and Great Britain, in bronze (20mm), (BHM 528, RR); Peace of Amiens, 1802, in white metal (39mm), by Hancock, bust of Cornwallis, obverse, Britannia seated, reverse, (BHM 539, Eimer 942). Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Robert Banks, Lord Hawkesbury, Secretary of State, 1803, in bronze (49mm) by Hancock, bust facing left, obverse, Britannia and Mercury, reverse, (BHM 548, Eimer 947). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Death of Joseph Priestley, 1804, in white metal (56mm), by Halliday, bust facing left, obverse, extensive legend, reverse, (BHM 563). Good very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Death of Charles Fox, 1806, in white metal (53mm), by P. Wyon, bust facing left, obverse, legend, reverse, (BHM 608); Death of Sir John Moore, 1809, in white metal (40mm), by P. Wyon, bust facing left, obverse, Britannia and other figures, reverse, (BHM 665, R); Imprisonment of Sir Frances Burdett, 1810, in bronze (26mm), (BHM 690); another in white metal (40mm), bust facing right, obverse, legend, reverse, (BHM 691, not listed in WM). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Beilby Porteus Medal 1808, Christ's College, Cambridge, Cambridgshire, (1893), in gold (48mm; 75.53g) (BHM 634), by J.Phillp after G.F.Pidgeon, obverse, laureate, cuirassed draped bust of George III left, reverse, view of Christ's College with tree behind wall at right, edge inscribed, 'Richard. Holmes - 1893.', in case of issue marked on lid lining, 'Gilliam/446. Oxford St. W./And/Serle St. Loncoln's Inn/Established 1690'. Hairlines, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $7,000
George, Prince of Wales appointed Regent, 1811, in white metal (38mm), (BHM 709); Anniversary of Accession of George III, 1817, in bronze (25mm), (BHM 932, RRR); Death of Princess Charlotte, 1817, in bronze (26mm), (BHM 945); Death of George III, 1820, in brass (25mm), (BHM 994); Accession of William IV, 1830, in white metal (36mm), by Ingram, (BHM 1421, R); Coronation of William IV, 1831, in white metal (55mm), by Ingram, (BHM 1483); another in white metal (45mm), by Halliday, (BHM 1479); Death of William IV, 1837, in brass (25mm), (BHM 1729). Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $180
SOLD $160
Wellington's Victories, 1812, in white metal (45mm), by T. Wyon, bust facing left, obverse, column and shields, reverse, (BHM 738, RR); Alexander I, Victories over Napoleon, 1812, in white metal (45mm), by Wyon, bust facing right, obverse, legend in wreath THE AVENGER OF EUROPE, reverse, (not listed in BHM); Celebrations for Signing of Peace of Paris, 1814, in white metal (45mm), (BHM 830, R); Opening of Waterloo Bridge, 1817, in silver (27mm), (BHM 961, Eimer 1091). Good very fine or better. (4)
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
English Army Re-Enters Hanover, 1814, in silver (40 mm) (BHM 777; Eimer 1058), by T.Webb/J.J. Barre, obverse, uniformed bust of Duke of Cambridge facing, reverse, Britannia seated feeds two horses. Nearly uncirculated and rare in silver.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Political Medals, Henry Brougham, Electoral Candidate, 1818, in silver (36mm), by Mills, (BHM 979, Eimer 1106); The Constitution, 1821, in white metal (45mm), St. Paul's Cathedral, obverse, standing figure, reverse, (BHM 1169, R); Leicester Election, 1826, in white metal (46mm), by Ottley, (BHM 1264, R); Foundation of Wilts County Club, 1828, in white metal (38mm), clasped hands, BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS, obverse, legend, reverse, (not listed in BHM); H. Hunt MP for Preston, 1830, in silver (29mm), (not listed in BHM); Reform League Established, 1865, in white metal (44mm) by Moore, (BHM 2838); J. H. Tillett M.P., 1875, in brass (31mm), (not listed in BHM). Very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Majority of Princess Victoria, 1837, in white metal (52mm), by Davis, facing bust, obverse, Victoria seated on throne with four figures, reverse, (BHM 1736); another in white metal (38mm), by Halliday, face of Victoria within a rose, obverse, anchor and lion, reverse, (BHM 1739); Visit to City of London, 1837, in brass (23mm), (BHM 1782); Coronation of Queen Victoria, 1838, in white metal (45mm), bust facing left, obverse, five figures, reverse, (BHM 1822); another in white metal (45mm), bust facing left, obverse, five figures and lion, reverse, (BHM 1842); Coronation 1838, two uniface plates in a brass ring (44mm), bust facing left, obverse, large crown reverse, (not listed in BHM). Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Sir Joseph Banks, Horticultural Society of London Prize Medal, 1839, in silver (38mm), W. Wyon, bust of Banks facing right, obverse, legend engraved with name of recipient J. B. Daubuz Esq. 1839, reverse, (BHM 1041, Eimer 1138). Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120