Lot 601
Macclesfield, Contemporary counterfeit of a...
Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£216
Description
Macclesfield, Contemporary counterfeit of a Roe & Co. Halfpenny 1792. Bees and hive over RG cypher, rev. industry seated left holding auger and cogwheel, edge, PAYABLE AT LONDON OR ANGLESEY, 29mm.10.10gm. (DH 72a). Another similar but edge LONDON /////// ANGLESEA /////// OR /// BRISTOL ////, 30mm/9.32gm. (72b). Another the same but in brass, 29mm/9.84gm. (DH 72b). Another similar but dated 1793 and rev cypher is R&C (not G), 30.5mm/9,82gm. (DH 73), A regal evasion Halfpenny 1792. Head of William Pit right, rev. Industry seated left holding auger and cogwheel, 27.5mm/6.72gm. (DH 79), first three copper pieces Extremely Fine or better, first with some lustre, brass piece and regal evasion only good Very Fine. Off‑metal piece very rare [5].
DH 73 ex F S Cokayne Col., his ticket. Acquired AHB c. 1946
