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PictureRalph Heaton & Son, General Coiners, A Counter 1851
RHS-1a - 1851 A Counter, Ralph Heaton & Son Birmingham General Coiners

- Copper (4.2g, 23mm)





Rarity Scale: R

PictureRalph Heaton & Son, General Coiners, Spade
RHS-1b - Ralph Heaton & Son Birmingham General Coiners, Spade, Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense 

- Copper (4.2g, 23mm)
- Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense - May he be shamed who thinks badly of it
Motto is used on the garter surrounding the shield of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
- The same symbols in the Spade are used in Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
Rarity Scale: VR


PictureRalph Heaton & Son, Spade, A Counter 1851
RHS-1c - 1851 A Counter, Spade, Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense

- Copper (42.g, 23mm)
- Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense - May he be shamed who thinks badly of it
Motto is used on the garter surrounding the shield of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
- The same symbols in the Spade are used in the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
Rarity Scale: VR


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Bust
RHS-2 -Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, Bust

- Bronze (weight unknown, 25mm)

Rarity Scale: UL


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Dos Centavos
RHS-3 - Ralph Heaton & Sons Birmingham The Mint, Dos Centavos

- Copper-Nickel (10.05g, 30.7mm)

Rarity Scale: UL


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint, Birmingham
RHS-4 - Ralph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, Star

- Copper-Nickel (4.7g, 25.2mm)

Photograph courtesy of Dix Noonan Web Auctions

Rarity Scale: UL


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, 22
RHS-5 - Ralph Heaton & Sons,
The Mint Birmingham, 22


- Silver (2.91g, 22mm)

Image courtesy Dix Noonan Webb - September 2016 auction

Rarity Scale: UL





PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, 18
RHS-6 - Ralph Heaton & Sons,
The Mint Birmingham, 18


- Silver (1.46g, 18mm)

Image courtesy of Dix Noonan Webb - September 2016 auction

Rarity Scale: UL


PictureThe Mint, Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham - G.S.I.R
RHS-7 - Ralph Heaton & Sons,
The Mint Birmingham, GSIR



  - Silver (1.11g, 15mm)

  Image courtesy of Dix Noonan Webb - September 2018 auction

Rarity Scale: UL


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Prince & Princess of Wales
RHS-10a - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, Prince & Princess of Wales

- Bronzed (weight unknown, 37mm)

Image courtesy of Dix Noonan Web - September 2016 auction

Rarity Scale: VR

PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Prince & Princess of Wales
RHS-10b - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, Prince & Princess of Wales

- White Metal (15.2g, 37mm)

Rarity Scale: VR




PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Prince & Princess of Wales
RHS-10c - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, Prince & Princess of Wales

- Copper (weight unknown, 37mm)

Rarity Scale: ER


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Prince & Princess of Wales
RHS-10d - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, Prince & Princess of Wales

- Silver (weight unknown, 37mm)

Rarity Scale: ER


PictureRalph Heaton and Sons, Enrique Cortes & Co Limited
RHS-11 - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, Enrique Cortes & Co. Limited

- Copper (weight unknown, 37mm)

Rarity Scale: ER


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Republica De Pilosa, 2 Cuartos Calderilla
RHS-12 - Republica De Pilosa, 2 Cuartos Calerilla

- Copper (10.4g, 30mm)
- Pattern

Rarity Scale: UL


PictureEstados Unidos De Colombia, Dos I Medio Centavos *1881*, 2 1/2
RHS-13 - Estados Unidos De Colombia, Dos I Medio Centovos *1881*

- Silver (weight TBD, 18mm), coinage axis
- Smooth edge
- Pattern
Photo courtesy of Stacks Bowers

Rarity Scale: UL

Added January 20th, 2025

PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, Coiners to the English and Foreign Governments
RHS-15a - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, The Mint Birmingham

- Copper (10.0g, 31mm)
- the inner circle on each side is solid and not beaded
- there are no 'stars' on either side of COINERS
- dots between THE MINT and BIRMINGHAM

Rarity Scale: VR





PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, Coiners to the English and Foreign Governments
RHS-15b - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, The Mint Birmingham

- CuNi (10.1g, 31mm)
- the inner circle on each side is solid and not beaded
- there are no 'stars' on either side of COINERS
- dots between THE MINT and BIRMINGHAM

Rarity Scale|: VR


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, Coiners to the English and Foreign Governments
RHS-16a - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, The Mint Birmingham

- Copper (10.0g, 31mm)
- the inner circle on each side is beaded not solid
- there are 'stars' on either side of COINERS
- 'stars' between THE MINT and BIRMINGHAM

Rarity Scale: S


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, Coiners to the English and Foreign Governments
 RHS-16b - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, The Mint Birmingham

- Nickel (weight unknown, 31mm)
- the inner circle on each side is beaded not solid
- there are 'stars' on either side of COINERS
- 'stars' between THE MINT and BIRMINGHAM

Rarity Scale: R



PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, Coiners to the English and Foreign Governments
RHS-17a - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, The Mint Birmingham

- Copper (5.1g, 25.3mm)

Rarity Scale: S


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham, Coiners to the English and Foreign Governments
RHS-17b - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners, The Mint Birmingham

- CuNi (4.3g, 25.3mm)

Rarity Scale: R


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Coiners, The Mint Birmingham
RHS-17c - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners (Blank Centre), The Mint Birmingham

- Copper (5.3g, 25.3mm)

Rarity Scale: R


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Coiners, The Mint Birmingham
RHS-17d - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners (Blank Centre), The Mint Birmingham

- CuNi (5.3g, 25.3mm)

Rarity Scale: VR


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Coiners, The Mint Birmingham
RHS-17e - Ralph Heaton & Sons Coiners (Blank Centre), The Mint Birmingham

- Brass (4.2g, 25.3mm)

Rarity Scale: ER


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham
RHS-18 - Ralph Heaton & Sons Birmingham

- Brass (weight & diameter unknown)

Rarity Scale: UL


PictureRalph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham
RHS-19 - Ralph Heaton & Sons Birmingham, England

- Brass (4.1g, 22.3mm)

Rarity Scale: UL


Picture Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
 RHS-20 - Ralph Heaton & Sons Birmingham, England

  - Bronze (9.5g, 30.0mm)
  - Not pierced
 
  Rarity Scale: UL




Picture1866 Specimen
RHS-21a-1 - 1866 Specimen

- Brass (1.9g, 20mm)

  Rarity Scale: UL

 


Picture1866 Specimen
RHS-21a-2 - 1866 Specimen

- Brass (1.7g, 20mm)

  Rarity Scale: UL

  Photographer: Justine Philip
  Museums Victoria
  https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1346220

 
Added December 14, 2024

Picture1866 Specimen
 RHS-21b - 1866 Specimen

  - Silvered Brass (1.9g, 20mm)


  Rarity Scale: UL
 


Picture
RHS-22 - Specimen

- Brass (3.7g, 24mm)
  Also found unifaced

Rarity Scale: UL


Photographer: Justine Philip
Museums Victoria
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1346210

Added December 14, 2024

PictureHeaton Birmingham, Un Sucre
 RHS-25 - Un Sucre Specimen

  - Copper (22.4g, diameter unknown)

  Rarity Scale: ER


Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction  14-16 Jan 2022


PictureRepublica Del Ecuador 1887
RHS-26 - Republica Del Ecuador 1884 Specimen

  - Copper (25.6g, diameter unknown)

  Rarity Scale: ER


Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction  14-16 Jan 2022


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