THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)
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London Buildings, Pennies, 1797 (8), all type 4, obvs. Aldersgate, 17.98g/6h (DH 74), Aldgate, 18.58g/6h (DH 73), Bishopsgate, 18.70g/6h (DH 75), Bridge Gate, 18.39g/6h (DH 76), Cripplegate, 18.10g/6h (DH 77), Ludgate, 17.84g/6h (DH 78), Moorgate, 17.71g/6h (DH 79), Newgate, 18.07g/6h (DH 80) [8]. DH 75 very fine but scuffed and knocked, others about extremely fine and better, several with original colour, DH 73 and 80 with especially attractive surfaces but latter with flan clip, DH 79 from the obverse die in early stage of flaw £250-300
Provenance: DH 73 bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994; DH 74 bt M.Z. Gerson January 1981; DH 75 and 76 bt J.A. Bobbe February 1982; DH 77 with Seaby 1962, bt R. Gladdle December 1989; DH 78 bt R. Gladdle August 1989; DH 79 with Seaby 1964, bt F. Seymour September 1994; *DH 80 bt J.A. Bobbe May 1999
Churches, Halfpence (11), Abchurch Lane, St Mary’s, edge partly
grained, 10.15g/12h (DH 538a);
Aldermanbury, St Mary’s (2), SKIDMORE edge, 12.87g/12h (DH 539), edge coarsely grained, 11.45g/12h (DH 539c); Aldersgate, St Ann’s, edge plain, 14.47g/10h (DH 540); St Botolph’s, edge plain, 11.49g/11h (DH 541); Basinghall Street, St Michael’s, COVENTRY edge, 13.33g/11h (DH 545); Billingsgate, St Mary-at-Hill, edge plain, 11.28g/12h (DH 548a); Bishopsgate, St Botolph’s (2), undated, edge plain, 11.26g/12h (DH 549a), 1797, edge plain, 11.57g/12h (DH 550); St Ethelburge’s, edge plain, 9.90g/6h (DH 551); Great St Helen’s, edge plain, 12.10g/11h (DH 552) [11]. DH 548a harshly lacquered, DH 538a and 539 lightly lacquered, others about extremely fine and better, DH 540 and 550 with full original colour, DH 551 and 552 with usual obverse die flaws, both rare
£150-200
Provenance: DH 538a bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 539 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1980; DH 539c R.W. Randall Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 394 (part), J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. January 1984; DH 540 bt R. Gladdle August 1986; DH 541 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired January 1980], bt J.A.B. January 1984; DH 545 O.P. Eklund Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J. A.B. December 1987; DH 548a SCMB September 1975, M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 233 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 549a bt J.A. Bobbe July 1982; *DH 550 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 300 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 562 (part); DH 551 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 180 (part) [from Baldwin April 1906], T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 300 (part), J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. March 1995; DH 552 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1994
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British Penny, 1797, Britannia seated right, rev. TWR cypher, date on tablet below, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 23.94g/6h (DH 6). Reverse edge fault at 5 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour, very rare
£500-600
Provenance: T. Bliss Collection; R. Dalton Collection; W. Waite- Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November 1944, lot 67 (part); F.S. Cokayne Collection; M.Z. Gerson Collection [from Baldwin]; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 262; W. Anderson Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (572).
The pedigree of this piece has been confused with that formerly in the T.A. Jan collection, lot 116 (the Bell plate coin) which does not have the edge fault. Gerson acquired that coin at the Jan sale in 1983 but subsequently traded it for this one
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Churches, Halfpence (8), Blackfriars, St Ann’s (2), undated, edge plain, 12.76g/12h (DH 553), 1797, edge plain, 10.20g/6h (DH 554); Botolph Lane, St Botolph’s, edge plain, 12.10g/11h (DH 556a); Bow Lane, St Mary’s, 1797, edge partly grained, 9.88g/12h (DH 558); Bread Street, St Mildred’s, edge plain, 11.59g/12h (DH 559); Cannon Street, St Swithin’s, edge plain, 13.37g/12h (DH 560); Cateaton Street, St Lawrence’s, edge plain, 14.14g/12h (DH 561); Cheapside, St Mary-le-Bow, 1797, edge plain, 9.29g/6h (DH 563) [8]. DH 556a harshly lacquered, DH 559 with scratch in obverse field, others about extremely fine and better, mostly with original colour, DH 553 very rare
£120-150
Provenance: DH 553 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 300 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 564; DH 554 bt J.A. Bobbe January 1984; DH 556a SCMB September 1975, M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 233 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 558 bt J.A. Bobbe December 1982; DH 559 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 234 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 560 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired December 1979], bt J.A.B. October 1985; *DH 561 O.P. Eklund Collection, M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 234 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 563 bt R. Gladdle August 1986
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