THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)
435
Mule Halfpence (2), fat man sat at table eating, revs. seated man gnawing bone, 10.35g/6h (DH 760), cap of Liberty above anchor, 11.30g/6h (DH 761) [2]. First virtually as struck with full original colour, second extremely fine
£150-200
Provenance: *DH 760 bt W. Anderson January 1996; DH 761 bt J. A. Bobbe November 1996
438
Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. soldier and two citizens (2), SPENCE edge, 12.61g/11h (DH 770), edge grained, 9.34g/6h (DH 770a), boys at turnstile, 10.74g/6h (DH 771), tree and two shields (2), edge grained, 8.84g/6h (DH 772a), edge plain, 8.98g/6h (DH 772b) [5]. DH 770 very fine, DH 771 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, all with much original colour, especially the last two, DH 772b very rare £300-350
Provenance: DH 770 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 770a F. S. Cokayne Collection, bt A. Davisson April 1998; DH 771 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 772a M.Z. Gerson Collection [from J. Whitmore June 1981], bt W. Noyes May 1986 [from M.Z.G. August 1981]; *DH 772b bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998
436
Mule Halfpence (6), bust of Charles Fox right, revs. Britannia, SPENCE edge, 12.75g/7h (DH 762), caduceus (3), SPENCE edge, 13.09g/6h (DH 763), edge grained, 8.70g/6h (DH 763a), edge plain, 12.22g/6h (DH 763b), three armed citizens, SPENCE edge, 12.51g/12h (DH 764), Indian, SPENCE edge, 12.27g/6h (DH 765) [6]. DH 764 and 765 extremely fine but latter stained behind head of Fox, others very fine and better, DH 763a lacquered
£180-220
Provenance: DH 762 bt M.Z. Gerson September 1981; DH 763 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 763a bt J.A. Bobbe April 1993; *DH 763b bt S. Cordova January 1994; DH 764 and 765 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981
439
Mule Halfpence (5), seated man gnawing bone, rev. cap of Liberty above anchor, edge plain, 9.72g/6h (DH 774); bust of Lord George Gordon left with legend (4), revs. Britannia, SPENCE edge, 12.02g/8h (DH 775), caduceus, SPENCE edge, 11.33g/1h (DH 776); heart and hand, SPENCE edge, 12.10g/12h DH 777), Cain slaying Abel, SPENCE edge, 11.29g/6h (DH 778) [5]. DH 775 and 776 extremely fine but former with striking crack, others very fine but DH 774 and 777 lacquered
£100-150
Provenance: DH 774 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 163 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 254 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 1986; DH 775 bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994; *DH 776 bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 777 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 778 bt R. Gladdle August 1989
437
Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock, SPENCE edge, 12.79g/6h (DH 766), conjoined heads of man and ass, SPENCE edge, 12.68g/6h (DH 767), Cain slaying Abel, SPENCE edge, 12.82g/6h (DH 768), shepherd (3), SPENCE edge, 12.56g/6h (DH 769), edge engrailed, 9.30g/6h (DH 769a), edge plain, 12.95g/6h (DH 769c) [6]. DH 766 about very fine, DH 769 good very fine, others extremely fine, DH 769a with original colour, this and DH 769c very rare
£350-400
Provenance: DH 766 bt P. Flanagan July 1983; DH 767 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 604 (part) [from Baldwin 1978]; DH 768 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 769 bt M.Z. Gerson December 1981; DH *769a and 769c F.W. Lincoln ‘No. 1’ Collection, F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Lincoln March 1934], bt A. Davisson April 1998
440
Mule Halfpence (5), bust of Lord George Gordon left with legend, revs. Cain slaying Abel (2), edge grained, 9.50g/6h (DH 778a), edge plain, 11.77g/6h (DH 778b), men under tree, 10.80g/6h (DH 779), Sessions House, Old Bailey, edge plain, 10.32g/6h (DH 780a), turnstile, 10.36g/6h (DH 781) [5]. DH 781 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, DH 778a with considerable original colour and 778b on a large flan with reflective surfaces, both very rare
£300-400
Provenance: *DH 778a W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 190 (part) [from Baldwin January 1927], Davissons Mailbid Sale 6, 29 February 1996 (460); DH 778b bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 779 and 780a W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 606 (part) [from Baldwin 1978]; DH 781 bt R. Gladdle July 1993
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