Lot 844
Litchfield, Kempson’s Halfpenny 1796, Bust...
Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£156
Description
Litchfield, Kempson’s Halfpenny 1796, Bust left of Samuel Johnson rev. olive wreath, edge plain, 30.5mm/12.27gm. (DH 18), a mule halfpenny 1797, Bust left of Samuel Johnson, rev. Britannia seated left, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON, rest engrailed, 29.5mm/8.35gm. (DH 19). Stafford, William Horton (shoe manufacturer) Halfpenny 1797, arms of Stafford, rev. WH cypher, edge PAYABLE BY HORTON AND COMPANY, 28.5mm/9.79gm. (DH 20), First good extremely fine with almost complete original lustre, usual rev. edge die break, second good Extremely Fine for issue – but weakly struck and toned. third good Extremely Fine and toned. [3]
First ex ‘an old Surrey Col.’ via Mark Rasmussen Sep. 2016. Third ex Baldwin’s basement Feb 2018
