THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part II - Middlesex)
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High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, guillotine, rev. conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette divided by date, edge grained, 9.34g/6h (DH 513). Virtually as struck, attractively patinated with reflective surfaces, rare
£100-150 Provenance: With Spink 1988; bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, fictitious arms, rev. open book, edge SKIDMORE HOLBORN LONDON, 12.47g/12h (DH 517). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare
£100-150
Provenance: Spink Auction 85, 23 July 1991, lot 625; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 545; J. Spingarn Collection FPL (190); bt J.S. February 2001
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High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, Minerva standing, rev. cap of Liberty radiated on a pole, edge SKIDMORE HOLBORN LONDON, 12.48g/6h (DH 514). Extremely fine with considerable original colour and reflective surfaces, very rare
£150-200 Provenance: Bt F. Seymour September 1994
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High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Free Born Briton, revs. knife, fork and plate chained to table (2), SKIDMORE edge, 12.51g/12h (DH 520), edge plain, 9.37g/12h (DH 520b), French Republican, SKIDMORE edge, 12.41g/12h (DH 521) [3]. DH 520b very fine, others extremely fine, last better and with attractive surfaces
£100-150
Provenance: DH 520 bt R. Gladdle January 1990; DH 520b T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 296 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, bt J.A. Bobbe April 1993; *DH 521 J. Spingarn Collection FPL (192, recté DH 521) [from Baldwin], bt J.S. February 2001
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High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. PS CO cypher, edge plain, 9.50g/12h (DH 515). Struck slightly off-centre, some weakness on the high points, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare
£120-150
Provenance: Spink Auction 85, 23 July 1991, lot 624; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 544; bt J.A. Bobbe March 2000
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), St Paul’s Covent Garden, revs. church ruins, edge grained, 9.17g/6h (DH 522a); bust of George III (2), LONDON edge, 9.78g/12h (DH 523a), edge grained, 10.02g/12h (DH 523b) [3]. Extremely fine, first with a little original colour, others attractively patinated, last with spot on K of KING and a minor striking crack in edge
£100-150
Provenance: DH 522a bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 523a bt J. Spingarn June 1999 [from Baldwin]; DH 523b bt P. Flanagan August 1990
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High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. three fleur-de-lis, edge SPENCE DEALER IN COINS LONDON, 12.94g/9h (DH 516). Minor hairlines on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with reflective obverse and attractive patina, very rare
£100-150 Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998 These lots are illustrated on our web site
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), St Paul’s Covent Garden, revs. register stove, SKIDMORE edge, 12.47g/6h (DH 524), bust of George III, SKIDMORE edge, 12.68g/6h (DH 525), JOM cypher, SKIDMORE edge, 12.71g/7h (DH 526) [3]. Last good very fine and lightly lacquered, others extremely fine and better with considerable original colour and very rare, but DH 525 with surface mark in upper obverse legend
£200-250
Provenance: *DH 524 bt J.A. Bobbe November 1996; DH 525 bt J. A. Bobbe December 1999; DH 526 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 146 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 231 (part), bt P. Flanagan August 1990
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