Baldwin & Sons
Auction 102 4 October 2016
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Christ's Hospital, Copper Penny (3), 1800, obv cypher C H, 1800 below, downstrokes of the cypher are solid, numbers of the date arranged in a relatively straight line with the second 0 slightly above the other numbers, 1 of date has a slanted top, rev PENNY, sprig of leaves above and below, edge plain (Atkins p.72, 21; D&H Middlesex 11); obv downstrokes of the cypher are in double lines, numbers of the date arranged in a curved line, 1 of date has a flat top (Atkins p.72, 22; D&H Middlesex 12); obv downstrokes of the cypher are solid, numbers of the date arranged in a straight line, 1 of date has a flat top, 0's oval (Atkins p.72, 23; D&H Middlesex 13). Very fine to extremely fine. (3)
D&H 11, D&H 12 ex Waite-Sanderson Collection
Christ's Hospital was founded in London by King Edward VI for the orphan children of poor Londoners and was given the use of the old Grey Friars buildings. It admitted its first 380 children in November 1552 and was given its Royal Charter by Edward VI in 1553, being part of a foundation, which included St Thomas's Hospital (for the sick) and Bridewell Hospital (for idle vagabonds). The school's Tudor uniform, which has been in place since it's founding, includes belted, long blue coats, knee-breeches, yellow socks, and bands at the neck. The nickname "Blue-coat School" comes from the blue coats worn by the students, however, the nickname used within the school community itself is "Housey" and the long coat is called a "housey coat". Beginning in 1800 Christ's Hospital minted its own coinage (Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny), which were exchanged for the coin of the realm and could only be spent in shops within the site. They were known locally as Housey Money.
Estimate: £100-150
D&H 11, D&H 12 ex Waite-Sanderson Collection
Christ's Hospital was founded in London by King Edward VI for the orphan children of poor Londoners and was given the use of the old Grey Friars buildings. It admitted its first 380 children in November 1552 and was given its Royal Charter by Edward VI in 1553, being part of a foundation, which included St Thomas's Hospital (for the sick) and Bridewell Hospital (for idle vagabonds). The school's Tudor uniform, which has been in place since it's founding, includes belted, long blue coats, knee-breeches, yellow socks, and bands at the neck. The nickname "Blue-coat School" comes from the blue coats worn by the students, however, the nickname used within the school community itself is "Housey" and the long coat is called a "housey coat". Beginning in 1800 Christ's Hospital minted its own coinage (Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny), which were exchanged for the coin of the realm and could only be spent in shops within the site. They were known locally as Housey Money.
Estimate: £100-150