HALLIDAY, Thomas (active 1797-1844) British engraver, token manufacturer, medalist.
Hawkins states he was active in Birmingham 1822 to 1860.
Numismatist Robert Vlack made a study of Baker 4 and 5,
he identified ten different dies – eight large size busts and
two small size busts.
M E D A L S
1783 Washington and Independence Medal (obv by Thomas
Halliday was actually the military bust of the
Duke of Wellington with added lettering to make it
appropriate for Washington; rev engraved by Thomas
Wells Ingram in Birmingham from painting by Edward
Savage made in Philadelphia; both initials appear
on rev and struck by Sir Edward Thomason's Birmingham
factory) [large bust variety]. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .Baker 4
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 10:1005; PCA 44:3, PCA 49:885,
PCA 51:681, PCA 52:969, PCA 61:855, PCA 63:1023
1783 Washington and Independence Medal [small bust
variety] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 5
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:158, PCA 60:1004
1797 (struck 1816) Washington (George) Presidency
Relinquished Medal (this medal by Halliday was
modeled after the Sansom Medal by John Reich, q.v.;
the devices on both sides are nearly identical–
said to be "consimilar"). . . . . . . . . . . Baker 70
Auctions:. . . . . BMP 2:5609; J&J 10:1011; PCA 43:279,
PCA 51:115, PCA 53:129, PCA 57:181, PCA 73:235
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1965.82.1
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 369:231
1797 (struck 1816) Washington (George) Presidency
Relinquished Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 70c
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 82:106
1820ca Double Head Washington Cent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 6
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 10:1024; PCA 51:683
1848 Chinese Junk Keying Medal [purchased by British,
stopped on way in New York, founded Chinatown] . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 9:754
1804 Priestley (Joseph) Death Medal . . . . . . . . . BHM 563
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1574
L I S T M E D A L S
1797 Washington Relinquished Medal. . . . . . . . . List 605
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1860 Washington and Independence W.S. Lincoln Medal (W.S.
Lincoln of London reworked the dies by Halliday and
Thomas Ingram and struck copies in 1860) . . . . Baker 3
1985 Stack's 50th Anniversary Halliday Head Medal (obv die
from Thomas Halliday-W.S. Lincoln
1783 Draped Bust of Washington Medal; rev 50th anniv inscription;
struck by Medallic Art Company) . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 3X
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 231, p 369.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
O2 {1882} Hawkins, p 2:726.
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 2:388-390, 7:412.
M25 {1965} U.S. Mint 605, p 242.
E14 {1978} Willey, p 64.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 3, 3X, p 35, 4, 5, 35-36; 70 67.
Hawkins states he was active in Birmingham 1822 to 1860.
Numismatist Robert Vlack made a study of Baker 4 and 5,
he identified ten different dies – eight large size busts and
two small size busts.
M E D A L S
1783 Washington and Independence Medal (obv by Thomas
Halliday was actually the military bust of the
Duke of Wellington with added lettering to make it
appropriate for Washington; rev engraved by Thomas
Wells Ingram in Birmingham from painting by Edward
Savage made in Philadelphia; both initials appear
on rev and struck by Sir Edward Thomason's Birmingham
factory) [large bust variety]. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .Baker 4
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 10:1005; PCA 44:3, PCA 49:885,
PCA 51:681, PCA 52:969, PCA 61:855, PCA 63:1023
1783 Washington and Independence Medal [small bust
variety] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 5
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:158, PCA 60:1004
1797 (struck 1816) Washington (George) Presidency
Relinquished Medal (this medal by Halliday was
modeled after the Sansom Medal by John Reich, q.v.;
the devices on both sides are nearly identical–
said to be "consimilar"). . . . . . . . . . . Baker 70
Auctions:. . . . . BMP 2:5609; J&J 10:1011; PCA 43:279,
PCA 51:115, PCA 53:129, PCA 57:181, PCA 73:235
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1965.82.1
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 369:231
1797 (struck 1816) Washington (George) Presidency
Relinquished Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 70c
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 82:106
1820ca Double Head Washington Cent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 6
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 10:1024; PCA 51:683
1848 Chinese Junk Keying Medal [purchased by British,
stopped on way in New York, founded Chinatown] . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 9:754
1804 Priestley (Joseph) Death Medal . . . . . . . . . BHM 563
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1574
L I S T M E D A L S
1797 Washington Relinquished Medal. . . . . . . . . List 605
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1860 Washington and Independence W.S. Lincoln Medal (W.S.
Lincoln of London reworked the dies by Halliday and
Thomas Ingram and struck copies in 1860) . . . . Baker 3
1985 Stack's 50th Anniversary Halliday Head Medal (obv die
from Thomas Halliday-W.S. Lincoln
1783 Draped Bust of Washington Medal; rev 50th anniv inscription;
struck by Medallic Art Company) . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 3X
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 231, p 369.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
O2 {1882} Hawkins, p 2:726.
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 2:388-390, 7:412.
M25 {1965} U.S. Mint 605, p 242.
E14 {1978} Willey, p 64.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 3, 3X, p 35, 4, 5, 35-36; 70 67.