THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex) Matthew Denton series
365
Collectors’ Halfpenny, 1796, connoisseur smoking pipe, seated at table spread with medals, elderly figure placing a fool’s cap on his head, rev. ass and mule standing facing, BE ASSURED FRIEND MULE, etc, edge ANY SUM GIVEN FOR SCARCE ORIGINAL IMPRESSIONS, 11.09g/6h (DH 298). Spotted below date and metal fault in reverse field, usual light die faults, otherwise about extremely fine with original colour, rare £300-400
Provenance: Bt A. Davisson December 1996
369
‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, swan with partly expanded wings swimming left, rev. arms of the county of Middlesex, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 24.28g/6h (DH 174). Usual light die flaws on reverse, good very fine and patinated, very rare
£300-400 Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle April 1995
366
Collectors’ Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. two boys racing on asses to right, edge ANY SUM GIVEN FOR SCARCE ORIGINAL IMPRESSIONS, 11.09g/6h (DH 299). Obverse legend removed and two tiny rim nicks, otherwise good very fine, unusual, rare
£100-200
Provenance: ‘Kap’ [F.S. Cokayne] Collection; J.A. Bobbe Collection [from R. Lobel February 1985]; bt J.A.B. September 1994
370
‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. urn flanked by scythes and sprigs of laurel, arrow, skull and hour-glass below, edge plain, 27.52g/6h (DH 175a). Rim fault in edge at 8 o’clock on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with some original colour and attractive glossy surfaces, very rare
£600-800
Provenance: H. Webb Collection; T. Bliss Collection; H.M. Lingford Collection [from Baldwin December 1944]; W. Anderson Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (593)
367
Collectors’ Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge grained right, 14.03g/12h (DH 299, edge unlisted). Edge knocks and surface marked, otherwise good fine, of the highest rarity
£200-300
Provenance: W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 157 (part) [from Spink]; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 438 [from Baldwin 1979]
Peter Kempson series
371
368
‘Iulious Ceaser’ Farthing, 1795, bust left, rev. PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BATH, edge plain, 3.71g/12h (DH 1125). Extremely fine with attractive patina, rare
London Buildings, Pennies (5), all type 1 with rev. die LONDON PROMISSORY PENNY TOKEN, obvs. Guildhall (2), I PROMISE edge, 26.10g/12h (DH 42), edge plain, 26.32g/12h (DH 42, edge not listed), Mansion House, 22.08g/6h (DH 43), Royal Exchange, 22.00g/12h (DH 45), Somerset House, edge plain, 25.49g/6h (DH 44a) [5]. About extremely fine and better but DH 42 with rim knocks, DH 44a with considerable original colour, DH 42 with plain edge and DH 45 extremely rare
£150-200 £100-150
Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 709 [from S.E. Schwer April 1983]
These lots are illustrated on our web site
Provenance: DH 42 bt P. Flanagan July 1983; DH 42 plain edge bt P. Flanagan February 1994; DH 43 bt M.Z. Gerson September 1978; *DH 44a bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 45 bt R. Gladdle August 1989
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