THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)
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Fetter Lane, John Milton, Penny, 1800, in white metal, female personifying Science seated on globe bearing zodiacal sign, rev. Bellerophon holding Pegasus, figure crawling up rock face in background, edge plain, 15.88g/12h (DH 36; Stainton 43). From the usual flawed and uncompleted reverse die, rust marks both sides, otherwise completely free from tin pest, about extremely fine and virtually as struck, extremely rare
£500-600
Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 289 [from Spink 1975].
12 struck
Goodman’s Fields, Thomas Jordan & Co, brass Threepence, 1760, bear chained left, rev. THOMAS JORDAN AND CO. THREE PENCE, edge plain, 12.95g/12h (DH 3). Usual piercing, reverse die with flaws, otherwise fine, extremely rare; considerably superior to the Noble specimen
£400-500 Provenance: Bt W. Anderson December 1996
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Great Portland Street, Joseph Moore, Halfpence, 1795 (2), edge coarsely grained, 10.93g/12h (DH 389), edge finely grained, 10.10g/12h (DH 389a); Haymarket, Francis Shackelton, Halfpence, 1794 (3), all reading LONDON, unicorn’s tail to L, 9.21g/12h (DH 476), unicorn’s tail to O (2), SUFFOLK-STREET edge, 9.00g/12h (DH 477), DUBLIN edge, 8.98g/12h (DH 477a); Jermyn Street, John Carter, Halfpence, 1795 (2), toe of slipper above T, edge grained, 7.96g/12h (DH 275), toe of slipper below T, 7.81g/6h (DH 276) [7]. DH 389a virtually as struck with full original colour and brilliance, DH 276 good fine, DH 477 very fine, others about extremely fine with a little original colour, DH 477a rare
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Finsbury Square, James Lackington & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (6), J over E (4), edge grained, 8.51g/6h (DH 351), ASYLUM edge, 8.20g/6h (DH 351a), BIRMINGHAM edge, 7.91g/6h (DH 351b), LONDON edge, 8.27g/7h (DH 351c), J over L (2), LACKINGTON edge, 11.00g/6h (DH 352), ANGLESEY edge, 9.30g/6h (DH 352a); Lackington, Allen & Co, Halfpence (9), 1794 (5), 1 of date under coat button (3), TEMPLE edge, 9.01g/6h (DH 353), LANCASTER edge, 9.54g/6h (DH 353a), BECCLES edge, 11.29g/6h (DH 353c); 1 to right of coat button (2), TEMPLE edges, 9.42g/6h (DH 354), 8.28g/6h (DH 355); undated, LONDON edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 356); 1795 (3), inner circle on rev., TEMPLE edge, 8.75g/6h (DH 357), no inner circle on rev. (2), edge grained right, 9.04g/6h (DH 358), edge grained left, 8.64g/6h (DH 358a); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (2), revs. Vulcan, 7.81g/6h (DH 359), arms of Liverpool, 6.79g/6h (DH 361) [17]. DH 358a extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 353, 355 and 356 about extremely fine, others in varied state £100-150
Provenance: DH 351 and 358 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1978; DH 351a and 361 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 351b and 351c bt S. Cordova June 1988; DH 352 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 352a bt S. Cordova December 1995; DH 353 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1978; DH 353a bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 353c bt B. Sailor August 1997; DH 354 bt M.Z. Gerson March 1978; DH 355 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 356 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 213 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 357 bt M.Z. Gerson September 1978; *DH 358a bt R. Gladdle March 1994; DH 359 bt S. Cordova
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Provenance: DH 275 and 389 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1978; DH 276 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1979; *DH 389a M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 214 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1986; DH 476 bt J.A. Bobbe April 1981; DH 477 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 477a bt P. Flanagan June 1985
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High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, Halfpenny, St George on horseback slaying dragon, small boar above, rev. MAIL & POST COACHES TO ALL PARTS OF ENGLAND in wreath, edge PAYABLE AT THE GEORGE & BLUE BOAR LONDON, 10.83g/6h (DH 339). Obverse die with the usual light rust marks between 12 and 1 o’clock, a few surface marks both sides, particularly behind horseman, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed, extremely rare; very few specimens struck £300-400
Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe October 1997
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