THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)
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Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. men under tree, 10.01g/12h (DH 736), shepherd, LONDON and engrailed edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 737), boys at turnstile, 10.26g/6h (DH 738), guillotine, 10.56g/6h (DH 739) [4]. DH 738 about very fine with edge nicks and spotting, DH 736 and 737 extremely fine, former with much original colour, last virtually as struck with reflective surfaces and attractively patinated, very rare £300-350
Provenance: DH 736 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 737 bt J. A. Bobbe July 1984; DH 738 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; *DH 739 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 597 [from Baldwin 1978]
432
Mule Halfpence (6), deserted village, revs. Britannia, 11.11g/7h (DH 744), Highlander, SPENCE edge, 12.37g/6h (DH 745), Indian, SPENCE edge, 12.07g/6h (DH 746), lion and cock, edge plain, 10.86g/6h (DH 747a), Cain slaying Abel, SPENCE edge, 12.36g/5h (DH 748), shepherd, edge plain, 10.19g/6h (DH 749) [6]. DH 745 and 749 extremely fine with original colour, DH 746 from the die with advanced cud and associated striking crack, about extremely fine, DH 744 and 747 very fine but the former horribly lacquered, DH 748 fine
£180-220
Provenance: DH 744 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 745 bt A. Davisson May 1992; *DH 746 ‘Kap’ [F.S. Cokayne] Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection [from R. Lobel February 1985], bt J.A.B. June 1993; DH 747a bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 748 bt M.Z. Gerson December 1981; DH 749 bt W. Anderson January 1996 [from A. Davisson]
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Mule Halfpenny, coining press, rev. boxers, edge SPENCE DEALER IN COINS LONDON, 11.17g/6h (DH 740). Usual obverse die flaw, extremely fine or better, the obverse with reflective red and blue surfaces
£100-150 Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe November 1996
Mule Halfpence (5), dog, revs. caduceus, SPENCE edge, 12.39g/6h (DH 750), cat, SPENCE edge, 10.69g/6h (DH 751), Free-born Englishman, 10.12g/6h (DH 752), Highlander, SPENCE edge, 12.67g/5h (DH 753), Cain slaying Abel, SPENCE edge, 12.88g/5h (DH 754) [5]. DH 751 and 753 extremely fine, former with a little original colour but a metal fault through the cat’s tail, latter with graze in field above dog, others about very fine and better but DH 750 stained
£150-200
Provenance: DH 750 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; *DH 751 bt J. Spingarn October 1996; DH 752 bt J.A. Bobbe January 1994; DH 753 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 754 bt M.Z. Gerson January 1981
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Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. crowned harp and thistles, SPENCE edge, 10.52g/1h (DH 741), Highlander (2), both SPENCE edge, in copper, 12.42g/5h, in brass, 12.40g/5h (both DH 742), boys at turnstile, 10.50g/11h (DH 743) [4]. All with usual obverse die flaw, DH 742 copper extremely fine but obverse a little off-centre, DH 741 good very fine, others about very fine £150-200
Provenance: DH 741 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 254 (part), bt A. Davisson May 1992 [from Baldwin]; DH 742 copper bt A. Davisson May 1992; *DH 742 brass Davisson Mailbid Sale 9, 9 October 1997 (299), bt J.A. Bobbe October 2001; DH 743 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1980
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Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous (3), revs. men under tree (2), SPENCE edge, 10.87g/6h (DH 755), edge grained, 9.57g/6h (DH 755a), boys at turnstile, 10.71g/6h (DH 756); Free-born Englishman (2), revs. bust of John Thelwall, SPENCE edge, 11.79g/7h (DH 759), cat, edge grained, 9.24g/12h (DH 759 bis) [5]. DH 759 bis fine but very rare, DH 759 very fine, others about extremely fine £150-200
Provenance: DH 755 P.C. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 600 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998; DH 755a and 756 bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 759 SCMB June 1964, bt R. Gladdle April 1988; *DH 759 bis bt A. Davisson November 1998
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