Catalogue
Dublin, Dublin; McSwiney Delany & Co, 1853 (BWS 6160), Mathews (BWS 6170) (illustrated) (BWS -, Batty ) in brass, milled edge (illustrated), O'Grady Clinton & Co. (BWS 6190) (illustrated), P.J. Plunkett (BWS 6200) (illustrated), Scott, Bell & Co. (BWS 6220), Talty, Murphy & Co, (BWS 6260, in copper and brass) (illustrated), Thompson & Co, (BWS 6280) (illustrated), (BWS 6290) (BWS 6300) (illustrated). Nearly very fine-good extremely fine, the Mathews piece very rare. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $600
Dublin, Dublin; Todd, Burns & Co, 1834 (BWS 6310, 3 die varieties) (illustrated), (BWS 6320) (illustrated), Wm. Tomlinson (BWS 6330) (illustrated), Webb & Co. (BWS 6350). Good fine-good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Dublin, Dublin; 1 Fredrick Street (BWS-; B ). Even brown patina, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $150
Galway, Galway; Geoe. Farquarson & Co. 1839 (BWS 6370) (illustrated) (BWS 6380), I. Fortune & Co. (BWS 6390), one struck with rounded edge from wider collar (illustrated), Michael Hennessy (BWS 6400). Gort, Galway; John Boland (BWS 6420) (illustrated). Nearly very fine-extremely fine, except for BWS 6390 all very rare. (6)
Estimate $240
SOLD $350
Killarney, Kerry; McSweeny & O'Keeffe (BWS 6440), McSweeny & O'Kiefe (BWS 6450), Sweeny & O'Keefe (BWS 6460), Wm. McSweeny (BWS 6470), C.A. O'Keeffe (BWS 6480). Very fine-extremely fine, the fourth very rare. (5)
Estimate $180
SOLD $340
Kilmallock, Limerick; Danl. O'Brien (BWS 6490, in copper and brass) (illustrated), Kingstown, Dublin, Harrison & Co, (BWS 6500) (BWS 6510). Limerick, Limerick; Leslie Acheson 1838 (BWS 6520, 2 - edges plain and milled to right) (illustrated). Very fine-extremely fine, the first and last issuers very rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $330
Limerick, Limerick; John Egan, 1832 (BWS 6530, in copper and brass) (illustrated), Chas. Higginson & Co, (BWS 6540) (illustrated), McArdell & Bourke, 1843 (BWS 6550) (illustrated), Monte de Piete, 1837 (BWS 6560) (illustrated), Revington, Higginson & Co, 1846 (BWS 6570) (illustrated), Scarr. Brothers (BWS 6580) (illustrated), Jno. Unthank & Sons (BWS 6590) (illustrated). Extremely fine-nearly uncirculated, a few with mint red, the third and seventh very rare. (8) The fifth and seventh from A. Dowle in 1978, the others from Baldwin in 1984.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
Longford, Co.Longford, John Maxwell (BWS 6600) Hints of red, even brown extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Loughrea, Galway; James O'Flynn, 1842 (BWS 6620) (illustrated). Macroom, Cork; James Welply (BWS 6630 in copper and brass), 1845 (BWS 6640) (illustrated). Mallow, Cork; Robert Evans, 1847 (BWS 6650) (illustrated). Mitchelstown, Cork; Dennis Mahony (BWS 6660) (illustrated). Monaghan, Monaghan; F. Adams (BWS 6670, in copper and brass) (illustrated). Newcastle, Limerick; Florence O'Connell (BWS 6680 both reverse die varieties) (illustrated). Very fine-nearly unc, the sixth very rare. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Newtownards, Down; Bowman (BWS 6690) (BWS 6700) (illustrated). Queenstown, Cork; Swanton & Co. (BWS 6710) (illustrated). Skibbereen, Cork; George James Levis (BWS 6740) (illustrated), P. Vickery (BWS 6750) (illustrated), another struck en medaille, Samuel Vickery (BWS 6760) (illustrated), another struck en medaille. Nearly very fine-good extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Tipperary, Tipperary; Morris's (BWS 6770) (illustrated). Tralee, Kerry; J. Hanrahan & Co, (BWS 6780) (illustrated), J. Lumsden & Co. (BWS 6790) (illustrated), Lumsden Orr & Co., 1839 (BWS 6800), M.H. Reardon, 1839 (BWS 6810) (illustrated), Waterford, Waterford; Conway Carleton, 1841 (BWS 6820) (illustrated). Fine-nearly uncirculated, the first and third very rare. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
Waterford, Waterford; James Carroll (BWS 6840), J.W. Delahunty (BWS 6850) (illustrated), David Holden, 1835 (BWS 6860) (illustrated), W. Kirkwood (BWS 6870) (illustrated), McLeer & Kelly (BWS 6880) (illustrated), Milling & Company (BWS 6890) (illustrated), Walshe, Robertson & Co., 1846 (BWS 6900) (illustrated). Nearly extremely fine-nearly uncirculated, the third and fifth very rare, the last extremely rare. (7)
Estimate $270
SOLD $450
Locality unknown; (Dublin) P. Cassin (BWS p.190, Bell p.223, No.4) (illustrated). R. Hoare (BWS 7740). Good extremely fine, nearly extremely fine, both very rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Balymacarrett, Down to Belfast, Antrim; being duplicates of the collection (BWS 5340, 5350, 5360, 5380, 5400, 5430, 5440, 5480, 5490, 5520 (2), 5530, 5540, 5560 (5), 5570, 5580). Mostly very fine-extremely fine, the second and seventh very rare. (20)
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Carrickfergus, Antrim to Cork, Cork; being duplicates (BWS 5600, 5605, 5630, 5640 (2), 5660 (2), 5670, 5680 (2), 5690, 5700, 5710, 5720, 5730, 5740, 5750, 5760, 5790 (2)). 5670 holed otherwise fine-good extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $220
SOLD $300
Cork, Cork to Dublin, Dublin; being duplicates (BWS 5800 (2), 5830, 5840, 5850, 5870, 5890, 5910, 5930, 5940 (2), 5960, 5970, 5980, 5990 (4), 6000 (3)). Nearly very fine-good extremely fine, the third, seventh and ninth very rare. (21)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Dublin, Dublin to Kingstown, Dublin; being duplicates (BWS 6160 (2), 6190, 6200, 6220, 6260, 6280, 6290, 6320, 6350, 6380, 6390, 6400, 6450, 6460 (2), 6480, 6500 (3), 6510). Mostly very fine-extremely fine, fourth, eleventh and thirteenth very rare. (21)
Estimate $270
SOLD $440
Limerick, Limerick to Skibbereen, Cork; being duplicates (BWS 6530, 6540, 6550, 6560, 6570 (2), 6580 (2), 6590 (2), 6620, 6640, 6650, 6660, 6670, 6700, 6740, (2)). Mostly very fine-extremely fine, the second, seventh, eighth and fourteenth very rare. (18)
Estimate $270
SOLD $440
Tralee, Kerry to Waterford, Waterford; being duplicates (BWS 6790, 6800, 6810 (2), 6820, 6840, 6850, 6860, 6870 (2), 6880 (2) and 6890). Mostly very fine-extremely fine, the first, eighth, eleventh and twelfth very rare. (13)
Estimate $270
SOLD $340
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire; G. Brantingham, 1838 (BWS 6930) (illustrated); Fraser & Laidlaw 1838 (BWS 6950), Jas. Gordon (BWS 6970) (illustrated), Wm. Gray 1838 (BWS 6980) (illustrated), North of Scotland Equitable Loan Company (BWS 6990) (illustrated). Good fine-good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Drymen, Stirlingshire; Angus McMillan, 1828 (BWS 7020). Very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $190
Dumfries, Dumfrieshire; T. Dickie & Co., (BWS 7030). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Edinburgh, Midlothian; Caverhill & Co. (BWS 7070), Middlemass (BWS 7210) (illustrated), D. Wemyss (BWS 7270) (illustrated). Very fine or better, except the first, very rare and extremely rare. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Glasgow, Lanarkshire; Arnott, Cannock & Co. (BWS 7280, edge plain, another edge milled), Alex. Ferguson & Co. (BWS 7310), A. Gardner & Son (BWS -, uniface 17mm, say 7315) (illustrated) D. Millar (BWS 7340) (illustrated). Very fine-extremely fine, the last two very rare. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Glasgow, Lanarkshire; Retailers, 1828 (BWS 7370), 1830 (BWS 7380), Dr Stuart, 1841 (BWS 7400) (illustrated), (BWS 7410), (BWS 7430), John Whyte (BWS 7480). Nearly very fine-extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Greenock, Renfrewshire; Robertson & Co, 1825 (BWS 7490). Kirkaldy, Fifeshire; P. Henderson, 1838 (BWS 7500). Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire; Co-Operative Store (BWS 7540). Fine-good very fine, the first two very rare. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Cardiff, Glamorganshire; J, Golledge (BWS 7550) (illustrated). Swansea, Clamorganshire; John Jones (BWS 7600) (illustrated), Spolasco (BWS 7610, thick and thin flans) (illustrated). Very fine-extremely fine, the second very rare. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Locality Unknown; Argosy Braces (BWS 7620) (illustrated), Bon Marche, 1867 (BWS 7630) (illustrated), Joseph Gillott (BWS 7720) (illustrated), R. Hoare (BWS 7740, HCD 154) (illustrated), Hot Rolls (BWS 7760), Tohpaco (Braces) (BWS 7900). The second last with damaged edge otherwise very fine-uncirculated, the third very rare and choice. (6)
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Not Local, countermarked issues etc, QV obverses with plain reverses; 'W.L.H. Wheat Sheaf' QV125; 'F.P./F' QV 125; 'R. Atkin' QV120; plain QV121; 'H*L' QV62; 'R H' with masonic symbols compass and set square/three playing cards. QV 200 with reverse die L within inner circle, legend HONOR VIRTUTIS PRAEMIUM (a Manchester school reward for marks achieved), Victoria Dei Gratia 1872 obverse with two circles on reverse enclosing a circle of 8 stars. The last two holed, fair-extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
West Bromwich, Staffordshire to locality unknown; being duplicates (BWS 5060 in bronze and brass, 5130 (2), 6950, 7280, 7410, 7480 (2), 7540, 7620 (2), 7760, 7900). Generally fine-good extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200