THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part IV)
1049
Dundee, William Croom, Boulton’s Proof Halfpenny, shield of arms, no period after DUNDEE, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 10.27g/6h (DH 13). FDC, bronzed
£90-120 Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe June 2001
1053
Dundee, Alexander Molison, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1795, MOLISON edge, 11.17g/6h (DH 10); John Pilmer, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1797, PILMER edge, 12.60g/6h (DH 17); Alexander Swap & Co, Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (2), both SWAP edges, 11.20g/6h (DH 21), 11.61g/6h (DH 22a) [4]. DH 21 good fine, others extremely fine, DH 10 and 17 with original colour, DH 22a with attractive light patina
£90-120
Provenance: DH 10 bt J.A. Bobbe June 2001; DH 17 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1994; DH 21 bt M.Z. Gerson September 1978; *DH 22a bt J.A. Bobbe April 1993
1050
Dundee, William Croom, Kempson’s Halfpenny, similar, edge plain, 10.57g/6h (DH 14). Mint state, struck like a Proof with original colour and fully reflective fields, the best specimen seen by the cataloguer
£80-100
Provenance: J.A. Bobbe Collection [from Spink August 1998]; bt J. A.B. June 2001
1054
Dundee, Thomas Webster Jr, Wright’s Penny, 1797, 20.24g/6h (DH 5), Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (3), 11.62g/12h (DH 18), 11.73g/6h (DH 19), 12.07g/6h (DH 20) [4]. DH 5 and 18 good very fine but latter lacquered, others very fine but DH 20 with verdigris on obverse
£90-120
Provenance: *DH 5 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 18 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 19 and 20 bt M.Z. Gerson July 1979
1051
Dundee, William Croom, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.63g/6h (DH 15); Wright’s ‘Infirmary’ Halfpenny, 1796, 11.34g/6h (DH 16); imitation Halfpence, 1796 (2), edge grained, 8.92g/6h (DH 16a), edge plain, 8.97g/6h (DH 16, edge unlisted) [4]. First mediocre and with striking crack, second extremely fine with considerable original colour and brilliant fields, others very fine and better, much as made, the obverse die with increasing flaws, last very rare but almost certainly a restrike
£80-100
Provenance: DH 15 bt W. McKivor October 1996; *DH 16 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1994; DH 16a bt S. Cordova March 1994; DH 16 edge unlisted bt W. Anderson February 1996
1055
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, Broughty Castle, rev. Highlander, edge plain, 4.39g/12h (DH 1). Extremely fine and retaining much mint bloom, reverse partially toned, rare
£200-250 Provenance: Bt W. Anderson February 1996
1056 1052
Dundee, P. Kirkpatrick, Farthing, 2.75g/12h (DH 43); J. M. & Co, Farthings (2), 3.21g/12h (DH 39a), 3.55g/12h (DH 39 bis) [3]. First very fine and dark-toned, very rare, others very fine and better, second with die flaw on obverse
£90-120
Provenance: DH 39a bt M.Z. Gerson July 1979; DH 39 bis bt A. Davisson July 1995; *DH 43 bt R. Gladdle May 1994
Additional illustrations may be found on our website
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in gold, ancient citadel, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 6.09g/12h (DH 2, not listed in this metal). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant mint state and of the highest rarity £3,000-4,000
Provenance: With Spink; bt J. Spingarn April 1999.
It is believed that this is only the second time in the past 100 years that any genuine 18th century token in gold has been offered at a public auction (cf. Penryn, DNW 8 November 2007, lot 160)
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