Catalogue
George II-III, (1760-1773) £3.12s (W.1679a), 27s with flowers either side (W.1700c var.) (illus), 6s 9d (W.1676i) 36s (W.1740b) 4s 6d (W.1740k) 27s (W.1792c) (illus) 9s (W.1755L) 27s (W.1776c) (illus) 18s (W.1751e) 5s 3d (W.1751j); Anderton, Son & Calley Birmingham £3.12s (W.1741a) (illus); James Jackson, Birmingham (W.1755a); George III, 20s reverse 5 dwts 3 grs (W.-) (illus). Good fine-extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
George III, Yates and Whitworth, Birmingham incuse weight for 4s6d, 1.3 5/8 (W.1806 i) (not listed by W), 20s, 10s and 5s (W.2021N, R, 2020U), 2 pennyweights incuse crown (W.2216b, only a 5 is listed). Fine-very fine. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
George III, guineas and fractions, following the Acts of 1773-5; weights with issuer's name, Wm. Abdy (W.1860D, 1861L, M) (illus) guinea 21s standard castle design (W.1910A with countermark on each side) (illus). The first fair, the others nearly extremely fine or better and rare thus. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
George III, portrait issues, guinea by Kirk (W.1877E) (illus); half guinea 1773 by Kirk (W.1878B); guinea by Phillips (W.1886D) (illus); guinea (5 dwt 8 gr) (W.1893D) (3) (illus); half guinea (W.1893G) (2) (illus); quarter guinea, anchor countermark (W.1892J) (illus); guinea (5DW 8gr) and (5DW 6gr) (W.1897D,E); guinea (W.1899D) (illus); guinea, anchor countermark (W.1901D) (illus). Fine-nearly extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $270
SOLD $290
George III, G R at side of crown, guinea (5Dwt 8gr) (W.1922D) (W.1930L) (illus), (5Dwt 6gr) (W.1930M) (2), half guinea (2Dwt 16gr) (W.1930o) (2Dwt 14gr) (W.1930p) (illus). GR monogram, guinea (W.1936D) (3, 2 with ewer countermark), quarter guinea (W.1941J) (2) (illus) Trilobe design, guinea etc (W.1948E (2), H (2), J, 1950D, with anchor (W.-1960E, 1961H var, (illus) 1966D). Good fine-nearly extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $270
SOLD $300
George III, Old/New guinea weight with ewer countermark (W.1970E) (illus); Before/Since 1772 weights, guinea (W.1975D), (3, two with ewer countermark) (illus); New Standard 1775 guinea (W.1985D) (3), half guinea 'Standard' by Act of Parl. 1775 (W.1987B), 1776 half guinea (W.1994G) (illus); Trefoil & Cinquefoil border guinea 1772 (5 Dwt. 8gr) (W.1996L) (illus) (5Dwt. 6gr) (W.1996M) (2) (illus) toothed border guinea, up to 1 of Jany 1772 (W.1998M) (2, one with ewer countermark), half guinea (W.2002) (illus), half guinea up to 1772 at 10s 1d (W.2003Q) (normally rated at 10s 3d); guinea 1775, small crown countermark (W.2010A); weight both sides only, guinea (W.2044d) (2), half guinea (W.2045G) (3); uniface weights, half guinea large and small crown countermarks (W.2056B) (illus), guinea 5Dwt. 8gr (W.2069D) (2) quarter guinea (W.2069J) (holed), half guinea (W.2081G) (corroded), guinea (W.2084D). Very good-extremely fine. (28)
Estimate $370
SOLD $520
George IV-Victoria, Royal Mint weights, 1821 sovereign and half sovereign (W.2251a&b) (ten pairs or 20 pieces, three of the sovereigns and two of the half sovereigns struck with dies at 180 degrees or coinage style. Sovereign 1842 (W.2255) (2). Fine-extremely fine. (22)
Estimate $180
SOLD $240
George IV-Victoria, Royal Mint weights, half sovereign 1821 (W.2253b), double sovereign 1823 (W.2254), sovereign 1842 (W.2255) (2, one struck coinage style). The first good extremely fine and rare, the second very scarce and the only type issued, the others nearly extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $320
SOLD $210
Victoria, Royal Mint portrait weights for sovereign (10) and half sovereign 1843 (4) (W.2258a,b). Fine-extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $90
SOLD $120
Victoria, W&T Avery, Birmingham, sovereign 1842 (W.2260a) (2) (illus), undated (W.2267a). W. Chambers Day, (Birmingham) sovereign 1842 9W.2270a) (illus), without names, half sovereign (W.2291b and 2293b illus) (2). Good fine-extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $90
SOLD $140
Royal Mint, cased pair of mint official's weights for sovereign and half sovereign in copper, uniface post 1870. Housed in solid wood fitted case (60 x 47mm) inside of lid stamped C.M. 2.1900. Faint ink writing putting current weights 120.7 (?) and 58.63 (grains) respectively. Good extremely fine and extremely rare. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Ireland, Proclamation of 1683 four reales weight VIIID, 12G (W.2573b), 1D (pennyweight) (W.2576a this finer) edge straight grained. Fine; good very fine and very scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Ireland, William III, Proclamation of 1697, set of weights from ducatoon to 2 reales, plus extra 2 reales weight in copper rather than brass (W.2602-6 (2)). Very fine-nearly extremely fine and rare. (6)
Estimate $450
SOLD $520
Ireland, Anne, Proclamation of 1709 9Dwt. 5¬gr weight for a peca or four escudos, same obverse die as W.2626 and reverse as 2626a, another with same reverse die but with obverse of 2688 (year 1718!) (ex Spink) 9Dwt 5gr (W.2627b), 8Dwt 16gr. for a double pistole (W.2628) 5Dwt 5gr for a Louis d'or of the new specie (W.2631). Very fine or better and very scarce. (5)
Estimate $180
SOLD $360
Ireland, Anne, Proclamation of 1714, 8Dwt 16gr for double pistole (W.2659). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $130
Ireland, George I, Proclamation of 1718, a series of weights 17D 8g (doubloon or quadruple pistole) (W.2684b) 8D 16g (double pistole) (W.2690a), 6D 22g (moidor) (W.2692), 4D 14«g (half peca or 2 scudos) this denomination (weight) not in Withers but given 2697 4D 8g (W.2698) (2), 2D 14¬g) half Louis d'or) (W.2701) 2D 4g (half pistole) (W.2704), 1D 3g (half escudo) (W.2709), 1D 2g (quarter pistole) (W.2710b). Mostly with attractive brown patinas, some rare or very rare, the fifth unpublished. (10)
Estimate $450
SOLD $580
Ireland, George II, Proclamation of 1737, 17D 8g for a doubloon or quadruple pistole (W.2712a this finer). Weak in reverse, even brown patina good very fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Ireland, George II, Proclamation of 1751, 2D 14¬g (half Louis d'or) (W.2735, another but reverse as 2737a) (2) 1D 3¬g (half escudo) (W.2740). The second with good even brown patina and well struck good very fine and very rare, the others nearly very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Ireland, George II, new series weights by James Warren, 1760, 18D 10«g (Dobra or 8 escudos) (W.2741) 8D 16g (double pistole) (W.2743), 5D 5g (Louis d'or) (W.2745) 4D 8g (pistole) in brass and copper with mint red (W.2747, var) (2) 2D 7¬g (one escudo) (W.2750) first and last figures of date very faint.Very fine-good extremely fine, some rare. (6)
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Ireland, George III, guinea and half guinea weights dated 1760, issued by James Warren, the first small and clumpy (W..2822 2824). Very fine; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
Scotland, J. Gardner, Edinburgh, £3.12s (W.2850a, this piece better). Very fine and rare, the only collectable issue of Scotland.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
France, weight for a Royal of Charles IV and Philip VI 'Pois de Real' (D.1,5). Attractive patina, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $110
France, Henry III (1574-89), XI D 1g (D.111, 26) Louis XIII, XD XIIG (D.iii 27 & 28), another very worn (D.III, 32) Louis XIIII, VD VIG (cf D.III, 29) cross (arms of Castille & Leon) (as D pIIV, 12) (6.6grams) for 2 escudos, Louis XVI reverse design of ecu aux lauriers 29.4 grams) bust right reverse, Belgium, weight for a Louis d'or (6.8 grams) by Corduanier, Brusselles. Fair-extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Germany, Hamburg, 1744 Bank thaler (28.3 grams). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Italy, knobbed uniface square weights 17th-18th century, from an old set of scales and weights, Rome (3), Florence (illus), Venice (illus), Spain, Castille & Leon cross; three different weights in grams (3.4, 6.8, 12.8 grams) also illus), also knob (3.2 grams), Hungry Ducat of Lladislaus (illus) 3.2 grams weight cmkd eagle, 5.4 grams Doppia di Roma, 2 pennyweight, two large weights with incuse markings and a dish weight with cmk. Fine-very fine. (16)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Italy, 18th-19th century weights from sets contained in boxed sets of scales. Rome, Pius VI (1775-99) mezzo zechino, wolf and twins countermark (illus) half doppia (2) doppia (2) and two doppia (illus), Gregory XVI (1831-46) 2«, 5 and 10 scudi (illus), 2« and 5 (illus) smaller legends. Kingdom of Italy, (1862) 40 lire (2) (illus), 5 (lire gold). Under Napoleon (1804-14) 10 Franchi (illus). Patching toning but generally with mint bloom, extremely fine or better. (14)
Estimate $270
SOLD $400
Italy, Genoa, 18th century, with L under arms half, one, two and four doppia (2), without initial, eighth quarter or half scudo (silver) the last with M under arms, four doppia similar; new four and two doppia. Mostly extremely fine, some with carbon stains. (11)
Estimate $180
SOLD $350
Italy, Venice 20 (illus) and 10 lire (1815) by Greppi of Milan, Lombardy-Venice after 1815, 2 zecchini (7.0 grams) (illus). Savoy doppia (3); 2 with GC either side of coat of arms (illus), Piedmont doppia (2) similar to the previous (illus); Parma doppia (3, all different); Milan under Austria, Sovrano (2) F.L. either side of arms, half Sovrano (2) similar issued 1786-1823 (illus). Mostly extremely fine or better. (15)
Estimate $270
SOLD $480
Italy, weights for French coins, 18th century, Louis d'or and two Louis d'or both with L below arms, by Greppi of Milan; Louis d'or with plume below, two Louis d'or with scrolls only below; a similar pair but with bird (or peacock) below; another pair legend 2 arme (two arms). Mostly extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Italy, weights for Spain and Portugal, with 1D below arms (D is retrograde) Quadrupla or 8 escudos after 1700 2 escudos (2, one with star below) one escudo; eighth, quarter and half doubloon circa 1780; Portugal 2 escudos or half peca circa 1780. Mostly extremely fine or better. (8)
Estimate $160
SOLD $250