Catalogue
R(ichar)d Hotham, Hosier, Searle St., Lincoln's Inn, undated but circa 1790, Coat of Arms/legend, another just legend both sides, in copper (32mm) the second (D&H.Mx.30 bis). Nearly very fine and very rare. (2)
Estimate $220
SOLD $200
I. Kirk, advertising ticket, in brass (30mm) undated but circa 1745 (D&W.341/1; M.5095). Very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
I. Kirk, Advertising tickets in brass (24mm) shop (D&W.-; M. 5096) Britannia 'Scales and weights for gold coins...' (D&W.341/2; M.5097) George III/Royal counters (MG.1289; M.p1738). The first good fine, the others nearly uncirculated and rare. (3)
Estimate $370
SOLD $420
W. Mundee, Southwark, shop tickets in copper or pinchbek (38mm) undated but circa 1760 (D&W.341/5) only slight difference in top of wreath. The first (illustrated) nearly very fine, the second fine/very fine with internal blister, rare. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
Liverpool, Preston's Artists Repository, 1794 in white metal (37mm) by T. Wyon (Bell 2; Waters p.8 gives it 4 bis, D&W.342/7a). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Shop ticket, W. Deacon, London coffee merchant 1811 in copper (or brass) (36mm) by D (under Britannia) (D&W.345/44) overstruck on itself or double struck with a shift. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Post Chaise Hill of Birmingham, Williamson of Ripon, advertising check in gilt brass (29mm) undated but circa 1833-5, possibly by T.W. Ingram (M.5292, H.p.822), another from slightly different obverse die, die crack commencing at L of wheels, another in silvered copper with advanced die crack. The second slightly damaged good fine, the other two very fine or better and rare. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Alex Miller Brother & Co/ Glasgow, Liverpool, London, struck in silver (29mm) edge grained.Good fine and very rare in silver.
Estimate $90
SOLD $250
H. Maudslay, London, 1827, mint proving piece in copper (38mm) edge straight grained variably (H.p.839,1, this piece illustrated on pl27,6.) Brown toned nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
(Maudslay, Sons and Field) Lambeth London, 1851, advertising ticket or enchantillon (proving piece) struck for the Great Exhibition, London, 1851 with a reverse die for the Turkey 20 piastre silver coin, A.H.1255, of Sultan Abdul-Mejid's second issue (1844-61) in copper (37mm) plain edge, upright die axis (H.p.839-40, 2, this piece). Even brown patina, somewhat dull toned otherwise nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Maudslay Sons & Field/Engineer London 1852, advertising ticket in copper (20.5mm) plain edge (H.p.841,4). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Maudslay Sons & Field/Vivian and Sons, advertising ticket in copper (21mm) thin flan, upright die axis (H.p841,5). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, General Coiners, advertising 'counters' 1851, in copper (23mm), another as last but coat of arms in ace of spades obverse, another arms/General coiners die (H.p275 (ii), (i),-). Good extremely fine and rare as a set (3).
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Ralph Heaton and Sons Coiners/Enrique Cortes & Co. Limited London (agents for the Columbian Government), advertising ticket or enchantillon (proving piece) in copper (37mm) edge impressed DIOS LEI LIBERTAD as used on the silver peso of Columbia, the obverse as on the Venezuela 1852 coinage, (not in Sweeny). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners/Head of Libertad right, in bronze (25mm). Dark brown tone with verdigris nearly extremley fine and very rare.
Estimate $129
SOLD $200
The Mint Birmingham, Specimen Piece, cent, undated but circa 1860, in copper (38mm) (Davis, Warks. p.62)(Sweeny 21). Some mint red, mostly grey brown, dull toned otherwise nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $500
The Mint Birmingham/Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, advertising ticket in bronze (31mm) (H.p278). Another, similar but (25mm) another same as last in cupro nickel (illustrated). The first patchily toned extremely fine, the others full mint bloom, uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $180
W. Naylor & Co., Caledonian Works, Birmingham, Australian Silver, in hardened white metal or alloyed silver (43mm). Edge bumps as usual otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
W.J. Taylor, Medals, Coins and Tradesmen's Tokens Struck/Medallist By Appointment to the Great Exhibition of Industry of All Nations 1851, 70 Red Lion Street Holborn (Taylor operated at this address from 1868), in copper (30mm). Good extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $660
Taylor & Challen Ld., Birmingham/Minting Machinery for the World's Coinage 1912, in brass (38mm), another reverse plain in copper (circa 1890). Minting Machinery/Engineers etc. legend in brass (38mm) edge straight grained. Extremely fine, last with edge nick, scarce. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $180
Coining Press Invented 1817 by D. Uhlhorn, Exhibited at 1851 Exhibition, London, in copper (37mm) edge lettered, struck at the exhibition as an advertising ticket (D&W.69/182). Trial of St. George die, WJT (W.J. Taylor, London) below in copper (32mm) plain edge, reverse blank (H.-). Fine; nearly uncirculated, the second very rare and probably derived from a Pistrucci punch for the sovereign.
Estimate $120
SOLD $300
Royal Mint; Thomas Howard Master of the Mint 1784 in copper (35mm) by J. Milton, edge reads born 13 Jan 1747 died 15 Nov 1791 in Latin. (BHM ; Eimer ) Printed ticket of admission for Mr. Wilkinson and his Party to see the Works of the Mint in 1822, signed by (Lord) Maryborough (William Wellesley Pole) (108 x 73mm). Security Pass to Section L, in copper (32mm) circa 1930. Elizabeth II, decimal training series, 1, 2 and 5 (cents) for the Australian series (circa 1965). Also canteen one half in cupro nickel, square (22mm). Samuel Montaqu one ounce 999 fine silver piece crown size with straight grained and centre lettered edge. Very fine-nearly uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $380
T. Hugh Paget, cased set of specimen medals (7) by the Royal Mint engraver, 1929, viz Bristol Royal Infirmary (illustrated); Institute of Actuaries 1927 (illustrated); The Rhododendron Association; 5th International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy, London, 1929 (separate obverse and reverse); The Society of the Livery of the Coopers Company, Centenary 1927; The Williams Memorial Medal (obverse only); Centenary of Western Australia, 1929, award medal for Increasing Primary Production (reverse only) (illustrated). Nearly all with matte finish, uncirculated and unique as a set.
Estimate $300
SOLD $290
Birmingham, brass ash tray with uniface striking, of Mathew Boulton's pattern Bank of England dollar (ESC obverse die K). Fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Royal Numismatic Society, London, in silver (55mm) by John Pinches. In red card case of issue, FDC.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Cornwall, sack tokens, John Luke 1871 in brass (25mm) (Edge No 19 ; M&W 6 but date given is 1870). E.Polkinhorn, Cuscarn Gwennap/ one sack, in brass with central hole, edge milled (25mm)(illus) (Edge 23). J.R.Rowe Budock Mills Penryn/ one sack, in brass with central hole (25mm) illus) (Edge 261, M&W 11) edge milled. Hewett and Company/ PAD Ticket, in copper (27.5mm) with central hole (illus). Richard Farby, Rod Ticket, Sutton Gault/ RF in brass (24) milled edge. Fine - good very fine, scarce or rare (5).
Estimate $250
SOLD $460
Lancashire, Bolton Gas Company elephant/legend in copper (35mm) and (30mm), Lancaster, Gas Company 4 and 2 in copper (33 and 31mm), Huddersfield Gas Company half cwt 1854. Exeter Gas Company Ferry in brass (30mm). Fine-extremely fine and all rare to very rare. (5)
Estimate $450
SOLD $360
S.F.F. Georgetown (Scottish Filling Factory) «d, 1d and 3d checks in brass (28mm) and (22mm) and cupro nickel, for the munitions factory, all have large S on reverse. For many years these were listed as British Guinea. Very fine (3).
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Advertising and special purpose tickets, P.O. Telegraphs Messengers Token in zinc (31mm); Key Tag, return Chancery Lane Safe Deposit London five shillings Reward A5109, whist counter 567/84 Simple, reverse List, two cupids; Historical Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1845; London-Greenwich Railway ticket (damaged); Esquire/Chevalier jeton; Hamley; Magic Palace, London, in cupro nickel (2). Bishops chips (gambling) 6d in copper (20mm) with some mint red; Fountain's Abbey Settlers 1934/Exchanged for the fruits of your voluntary labour (a works token) Dessau's pocket barometer (hollow) (H, pl30, 11 pp.802-3) Gigantic Wheel Earls Court, 1901, 1906 (mint red) Remington typewriter obverse four generations (H.p.124,4) Far Famed cakes & Biscuits are the Best (H. pl.24,7) Dessaus Calendar 1895 Edinburgh England's typewriter The 'Norths', Daily Record medal 1934 in aluminium; School medal, Beehive, 1838 in copper (33mm) (illustrated), Swansea 1832/Beehive, paid town token in copper (18mm); Piddings Office Cornhill, 1814 lottery ticket in silver (21mm) extensive die breaks on both sides, (illustrated) (D.&W.318/5); token given to school children by Rhoda Trotter & Son, Town Clock 1878 in copper (31mm); Admission to Geo. Heriots Hospital 1827 in white metal (26mm); large copper hand engraved or worked a bird/V (41mm) possibly a duck shooters ticket (illustrated); James Roberts Temperance Hotel, Liverpool, Good Accomodation for Travellers, Established 1838 in gilt brass (28mm). Fine-extremely fine, a few rare or very rare. (24) The last from L. Bennet, the second last from Baldwin in 1989, others mostly acquired in 1960's, the Norths typewriter ex J. Halliwell Collection.
Estimate $220
SOLD $200
Advertising and market checks etc, various; Thomas Hyde and Son, Birmingham 6d (27mm); Denton and Co/ 150 (holed (26.5mm); Leaf Hall Eastbourne 2 (23mm); M.Robson and Co. Gateshead 1/2d in copper (26mm); A.Dunn/ 3d (27mm), H&M 4 Church Rd, Newport Mon(mouthshire) uniface 1/2d (18mm) Frederic Shipman (31mm); H.Hibbs, Gloster Lane Bristol 70 (26mm); Bell Brothers North Sheilds (Co. Durham) 1d holed in the centre (31mm), another without hole (30.5mm); W.Ingham 3 Wheeler Gat Nottingham (20mm)(illus); J.T. Parrish Ltd Newcastle on Tyne 1d in copper (25mm), 1/2d in copper (16mm)(2); A.E.Cook Ltd, Newcastle on Tyne 1d in copper (30mm); G.Woolf and Son (1934) Ltd Newcastle-on-Tyne 1d (26mm); T.Fryer Leeds 1/6 (19mm) Whitehouse Store 1d (22mm); J.H.Jankinson (27mm)(Sussex Hop Farm); (Norfolk) Horation Fenner, Gt Yarmouth (26mm); E.J.Neale Bristol 1/- (29mm); W.F.Jackson 1d, in copper (31mm);W.Mead / 1/- (25.5mm); Walter J. Smith 1 by Daniell (23mm) (2) (Sussex Hop Farm); R.H.Clemow Boston (Lincolnshire) 1 1/2d (26mm)(illus); J&J.Graham Penrith 1/- octagonal (23mm); Thorley's Kings X London 3d (35mm) by H.B.Sale Birmingham (illus); Robert Johnson, Brandon House, March (Cambridgeshire)/ 1/2d (23mm); Gloucester Eagle above (The Eagle pub?)/ one shilling (24mm) Vinson Belvedere 6d (2), Petham Court shilling, Hernhill 6d, Barming 1d, H.E.V. 6d; George Glover and Co Ltd Chelsea 1d in copper (30mm); Pamphilons Bromley Kent/Vos Shakespere Esch/ 1 1/2d (23mm); R.G.C. 6d, W&R Fletcher Ltd 9d, Moorley, Wraith and Curr Ltd. Pressers/ HW stamped on reverse, central hole in copper (15mm); crudely produced 1/2d Harris and Co Stanley St, plus ten other checks mostly London area. Fair - extremely fine. (57)
Estimate $450
SOLD $400