THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)


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St Martin’s Lane, John Delaporte, ‘Penny’ or advertising check, 10.84g/12h (DH 14 bis I); William Williams, Halfpence, 1795 (4), pearls 9/9 (2), 8.70g/6h (DH 913), 8.45g/6h (DH 914), pearls 9/8, 9.40g/6h (DH 916), pearls 10/10, 9.38g/6h (DH 917) [5]. First in excavated state but very rare, DH 914 very fine, others extremely fine with original colour, last rare but reverse a trifle spotty


£70-100


Provenance: DH 14 bis I bt R. Gladdle May 1994; DH 913 Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 16 February 2000 (1095), bt J.A. Bobbe September 2000; DH 914 bt P. Flanagan April 1980; DH 916 bt D. W. Loring September 1978; *DH 917 Spink Auction 101, 24 November 1993, lot 435 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 641 (part)


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St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Prattent’s Halfpenny, crowned arms of the City, rev. fat man eating at table, edge plain, 10.51g/6h (DH 921). Struck out of collar with consequent small split at edge, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare; believed only five specimens known


£300-400


Provenance: J.A. Bobbe Collection [from Baldwin April 1984]; bt J.A.B. September 1994


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Soho, Robert Orchard, Jacobs’ Halfpenny, 1795, bust left, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.08g/6h (DH 399). Usual die flaw on obverse and minor nicks in field, otherwise extremely fine, patinated


£60-80 Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994


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St Martin’s Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1795, connoisseur seated left, examining landscape held by a yawning boy, rev. sea-shells on shore, ship in background, edge plain, 12.15g/6h (DH 465). Virtually as struck, obverse with full original colour, rare


£120-150


Provenance: With Spink 1992; bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994. 72 struck


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Soho, Robert Orchard, Jacobs’ Farthing, 1796, 3.71g/8h (DH 1060); Farthings, 1803 (2), Turk standing type, 3.47g/6h (DH 1061), warehouse type, 3.75g/11h (DH 1062); Milton’s Farthing, 1804, 4.07g/6h (DH 1063; Stainton 46) [4]. First extremely fine with original colour, last about very fine, others good very fine


£50-70


Provenance: *DH 1060 bt R. Gladdle July 1993; DH 1061 bt R. Gladdle July 1996; DH 1062 bt P. Flanagan March 1982; DH 1063 bt P. Flanagan April 1981


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St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (3), obvs. crest and portcullis (2), revs. wheatsheaf, 10.68g/6h (DH 918), anchor and cap of Liberty, 10.44g/6h (DH 919); crowned arms of the City, rev. Bishop Blaize and woolpack, 9.54g/11h (DH 920) [3]. Extremely fine with original colour, first two rare, last with spot in shield


£150-200


Provenance: DH 918 bt R. Gladdle August 1993; *DH 919 SNC November 1995 (6733), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 642; DH 920 J.A. Bobbe Collection [from P.C. Deane December 1981], bt J.A.B. December 1987


These lots are illustrated on our web site 332


Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, bust right, rev. City arms, edge plain, 9.40g/5h (DH 400). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour


£80-100 Provenance: Bt F. Seymour September 1994 www.dnw.co.uk


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