THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)
469
Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. three armed citizens, edge plain, 11.71g/6h (DH 885b), heart and hand (3), SPENCE edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 886), edge grained, 9.52g/6h (DH 886a), edge plain, 10.34g/6h (DH 886b), Highlander, SPENCE edge, 12.65g/6h (DH 887), Indian, edge grained, 9.54g/4h (DH 888) [6]. DH 887 very fine and on a flan of curious light grey colour, DH 885b extremely fine and very rare, others good very fine and better, DH 886a and 888 also rare
£200-250
Provenance: *DH 885b Davisson Mailbid Sale 6, 29 February 1996 (465); DH 886 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 886a bt W. Anderson January 1996; DH 886b and 888 F.S. Cokayne Collection, bt A. Davisson April 1998; DH 887 bt P. Flanagan January 1995
472
Mule Halfpence (2), bust right, UNITED TOKEN, revs. crowned harp and thistles, SPENCE edge, 11.36g/12h (DH 899), Highlander, SPENCE edge, 13.09g/12h (DH 900) [2]. First extremely fine, reverse with considerable original colour, second about very fine
£70-100
Provenance: *DH 899 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired November 1981], bt W. Noyes May 1986; DH 900 bt P. Flanagan July 1983
473
Mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Highlander, edge grained, 9.71g/12h (DH 900, edge unlisted). Virtually as struck on a broad flan, of the highest rarity; the only specimen known to the cataloguer £200-300
Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe July 1994 470
Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock (3), SPENCE edge, 11.11g/6h (DH 889), edge engrailed, 9.16g/6h (DH 889a), edge plain, 12.30g/6h (DH 889b), men under tree, 10.10g/6h (DH 890), boys at turnstile, 10.17g/6h (DH 891); guillotine, 10.43g/5h (DH 892) [6]. Last three extremely fine but DH 891 with area of light corrosion on obverse, others about extremely fine, DH 889a and 890 rare
£250-300
Provenance: DH 889 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 629 (part) [from P. Flanagan June 1983], bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998; DH 889a F.S. Cokayne Collection, bt A. Davisson April 1998; DH 889b bt W. Anderson January 1996; *DH 890 bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 891 SCMB June 1964, T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 347 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 280 (part), bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 892 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981
474
Mule Farthings (6), bust left, revs. Britannia, 4.01g/6h (DH 1077), man on bull with ass’s head, 3.80g/6h (DH 1078), conjoined heads of man and ass, 3.66g/4h (DH 1079), padlock, 3.20g/12h (DH 1080), pig, 3.79g/6h (DH 1081, small flan), slave, 4.06g/6h (DH 1082) [6]. First two fine to very fine, others about extremely fine or better, but DH 1079 with striking crack
£120-150
Provenance: DH 1077 and 1080 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 1078 bt M.Z. Gerson August 1979; DH 1079 bt J.A. Bobbe December 1987 [from M.Z. Gerson August 1979]; DH 1081 bt M.Z. Gerson March 1981; *DH 1082 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 107 (part), bt J. Spingarn October 1996
475
471
Mule Halfpence (5), boys at turnstile, revs. crowned anchor and hearts, 10.62g/6h (DH 893), Minerva, 10.47g/6h (DH 895), Spaniard, 10.53g/6h (DH 896), Turk, 10.16g/6h (DH 897), Westminster scholar, 10.44g/6h (DH 898) [5]. DH 893 good very fine, others about extremely fine and better, DH 896 and 898 with original colour £200-250
Provenance: DH 893 and 897 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 895 bt M.Z. Gerson December 1981; DH *896 and 898 bt J.A. Bobbe March 1995
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Mule Farthings (7), Adam and Eve, die with artist’s name, rev. pig, 4.15g/6h (DH 1083); Adam and Eve, die with artist’s name almost obliterated (6), revs. Britannia, 3.22g/6h (DH 1084), man on bull with ass’s head, 3.71g/5h (DH 1085), conjoined heads of man and ass, 4.06g/7h (DH 1086), padlock, 4.16g/6h (DH 1087), pig, 3.55g/6h (DH 1088), slave, 3.33g/5h (DH 1089) [7]. DH 1084 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine and better
£140-180
Provenance: DH 1083 bt M.Z. Gerson January 1981; *DH 1084 SCMB June 1964, J.A. Bobbe Collection [from J.D. King January 1981], bt J.A.B. December 1984; DH 1085 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1980; DH 1086 O.P. Eklund Collection, bt J.A. Bobbe December 1984; DH 1087 with Seaby 1962, bt J.A. Bobbe April 2000; DH 1088 bt J.A. Bobbe April 1993; DH 1089 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981
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