THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)
315
Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpence or medalets (16), all with 79 address, viz. no hyphen in LONG ACRE (3), 10.17g/12h (DH 260; Storer 7641ff), 9.70g/12h (DH 260 bis), white metal, 8.95g/12h (DH 265); LONG ACRE, 9.39g/12h (DH 261); LONG-ACRE (12), 9.59g/6h (DH 263), white metal, 7.84g/6h (DH 264), 8.77g/12h (DH 267), 10.51g/12h (DH 268), plated brass, 8.50g/6h (DH 270), 8.21g/6h (DH 271), 8.15g/6h (DH 272), 10.54g/1h (DH 273), MEDAL edge, 9.10g/6h (DH 274), 9.35g/12h (DH 274b, large flan), white metal, 4.41g/12h (DH 274 bis), white metal, 10.49g/3h (DH –); John Fowler, Halfpenny, 1794, edge plain, 8.70g/6h (DH 306) [17]. DH 260, 264, 268, 270, 273 and 274 very fine to extremely fine but last with graffiti in obverse field, others in varied state, mostly pierced as issued, some rare, a good group of Burchell issues
£150-250
Provenance: DH 260 bt W. McKivor May 1997; DH 260 bis and 306 bt 1978; DH 261 bt R. Gladdle July 1993; DH 263 and 268 W. J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 418 (part) [263 from S.E. Schwer 1984], bt R. Gladdle November 1998; DH 264 bt J. Spingarn March 1997; DH 265 bt S. Cordova June 1993; DH 267 and 272 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 270 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 130 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 419 (part); DH 271 bt S. Cordova May 1990; DH 273 bt P. Flanagan June 1985; DH 274 bt B. Sailor August 1997; DH 274b bt P. Flanagan May 2005; DH 274 bis bt S. Cordova February 1991; *DH unlisted bt J. Spingarn April 1997
318
Marylebone, Edward Neeton, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.17g/6h (DH 390); Newgate Street, Daniel Eaton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), edge grained, 9.41g/6h (DH 301), edge plain, 9.29g/6h (DH 301a); Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway and Daniel Holt, Kempson’s Halfpence (5), 1794 (4), stop after date (2), 9.35g/6h (DH 391), 9.64g/6h (DH 392), no stop (2), edge grained, 9.17g/6h (DH 393), edge plain, 8.46g/12h (DH 393d), 1795, edge grained, 9.06g/6h (DH 396b); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (3), revs. King and Constitution, CURRENT EVERY WHERE edge, 9.01g/12h (DH 394), London Corresponding Society, edge plain, 6.13g/3h (DH 395), three men hanging, edge plain, 8.29g/12h (DH 397) [11]. Last virtually as struck with almost full original colour, DH 301, 391 and 394 about extremely fine, others in varied state
£120-150
Provenance: DH 301, 390 and 396b bt M.Z. Gerson April 1978; DH 301a W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 433 (part); DH 391 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 392 bt P. Flanagan April 1980; DH 393 by D.W. Loring September 1978; DH 393d bt S. Cordova December 1992; DH 394 bt J.A. Bobbe March 1997; DH 395 bt S. Cordova January 1990; *DH 397 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1992
316
Ludgate Hill, Henry Young, Pennies, 1794 (2), with date, 14.12g/5h (DH 39), flawed obv. die, no date, 17.10g/5h (DH 39, note) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, the first with attractive surfaces
£50-70
Provenance: *First bt J.A. Bobbe June 2001; second bt R. Gladdle September 1991
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Newgate Street, Christ’s Hospital, octagonal Sixpences, 1800 (2), 6.18g/12h (DH 1), 6.58g/12h (DH 2); restrike Sixpence, undated, 12.26g/12h (DH 2 bis); Pennies, 1800 (5), 6.65g/6h (DH 9), 6.23g/6h (DH 10), 6.62g/6h (DH 11), 7.09g/12h (DH 12), 5.66g/12h (DH 13); Halfpence, 1800 (4), 4.98g/6h (DH 278), 4.22g/12h (DH 279), 5.21g/12h (DH 280), 5.02g/12h (DH 281) [12]. DH 13 about extremely fine, DH 279 mediocre, others generally fine to very fine but the Sixpences with rim knocks, an excellent run, lacking only one recently discovered variant
£150-200 317
Ludgate Hill, Matthew Young, Milton’s Penny, 1798, Britannia seated, St Paul’s in background, rev. legend, edge PROMISSORY PENNY TOKEN PAYABLE ON DEMAND, 28.67g/12h (DH 41; Stainton 42). Usual rim flaws both sides, extremely fine and bronzed, rare
£150-200
Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle April 1995. 72 struck
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Provenance: DH 1 M.Z. Gerson Collection [acquired 1979], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 257; DH 2 bt R. Gladdle August 1989; DH 2 bis W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 258 (part) [from Spink 1975]; DH 9 bt W. McKivor November 2001; DH 10 bt J.A. Bobbe August 2000; DH 11 bt J.A. Bobbe May 1997; DH 12 bt P. Flanagan March 1981; *DH 13 bt J.A. Bobbe September 2000; DH 278 bt R. Gladdle May 1994; DH 279 bt R. Gladdle June 1991; DH 280 bt P. Flanagan July 1983; DH 281 bt P. Flanagan April 1980.
The restrike sixpences, which are infrequently seen in commerce, are thought to have been made in the late 19th century (cf. Glendining, 19 June 1974, lot 489, and also lot 613 in this sale)
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