Lot 683
Portsmouth and Chichester and, T Sharp...
Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£96
Description
Portsmouth and Chichester and, T Sharp (Mercer) & T Chaldecott (Silversmith) Halfpenny 1794. Bust left of the philanthropist John Howard, rev. Combined arms of the two towns, edge PAYABLE AT SHARPS PORTSMOUTH AND CHALDECOTTS CHICHESTER, 29.5mm/9.77gm. (DH 55). Another but rev. Britannia seated left, edge CURRENT EVERYWHERE, 28mm/9.56gm. (DH 57b), Portsmouth, G Robinson (prof. unknown), John Mooney (cornfactor) & Sir John Carter (brewer and Mayor) Halfpenny 1797, Cable & anchor in wreath, rev. town arms, edge BY G ROBINSON G MOONEY AND I CARTER, 28.5mm/9.22gm. (DH 58), all good Extremely Fine, first toned and a little weakly struck, second and third fairly lustrous, last uncommon. [3]
Second and third ex ‘An old Surrey Col.’ via Mark Rasmussen Sep. 2016.
