THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, ancient citadel, rev. Highlander, edge plain, 3.98g/12h (DH 3). Usual reverse die flaw, obverse polished, otherwise very fine, very rare
£90-120 Provenance: Bt P. Flanagan June 1997
1062
Forfar, John Steele, Halfpence, 1797 (4), 11.86g/7h (DH 23), 10.08g/6h (DH 24; Bell, CC p.248, this piece illustrated), 10.50g/6h (DH 25), 11.37g/7h (DH 26) [4]. DH 24 and 25 extremely fine, former bronzed, second with a little original colour, others about very fine, last rare; all the variants for the town
£80-100
Provenance: DH 23 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; *DH 24 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 175, part), bt R. Gladdle November 1996; DH 25 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired December 1979], bt J.A.B. December 1987; DH 26 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1979
1058
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 3.42g/12h (DH 3). Usual reverse die flaw, good very fine, black patina, extremely rare
£100-150 Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle September 2001
1059
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, similar, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 5.81g/12h (DH 4). Usual reverse die flaw, about extremely fine but has been cleaned, rare
£120-150
Provenance: T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 189; P.C. Deane Collection; bt R. Gladdle April 1993
1063
Montrose, James Bissett & Son, Halfpenny, 1796, BISSETT edge, 8.98g/6h (DH 28), imitation Halfpence (2), 1796, LONDON edge, 7.03g/6h (DH 28a), 1797, LONDON edge, 8.40g/6h (DH 29); Andrew Nicol, Halfpence, 1799 (5), 11.28g/6h (DH 31), 10.54g/6h (DH 33), 9.81g/6h (DH 34), 9.04g/6h (DH 35), 9.01g/6h (DH 36) [8]. DH 31 and 33 extremely fine, latter bronzed, DH 28 good very fine, others in varied state
£90-120 1060
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Kempson’s Penny, 1798, bust of Admiral Lord Duncan almost full-facing, rev. Eve offering apple to Adam in the Garden of Eden, 23,000 INHABITANTS IN DUNDEE…BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY, edge plain, 20.08g/6h (DH 6). Small planchet defect adjacent to Duncan’s right shoulder and on drapery, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare
£300-400 Provenance: Bt W. Anderson February 1996 Argyllshire
Provenance: DH 28 and 31 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1996; DH 28a bt W. McKivor March 2000; DH 29 bt M.Z. Gerson March 1981; *DH 33 P.C. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1237 [misattributed as DH 30], bt R. Gladdle August 1998; DH 34 N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 147 (part) [from W. Henderson March 1964], bt R. Gladdle March 2003; DH 35 bt S. Cordova April 1995; DH 36 bt S. Cordova January 1988
1061
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Farthings (3), 1796, 4.73g/7h (DH 40), 1797 (2), TRADES ALL, 4.68g/6h (DH 41), TRADES HALL, 4.66g/6h (DH 42) [3]. All extremely fine, first bronzed, second with original colour on obverse and usual die flaw on reverse, last with artificially treated surfaces £120-150
Provenance: DH 40 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired January 1980], bt J.A.B. December 1987; *DH 41 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 193 (part) [from Baldwin], W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1250; DH 42 bt J.A. Bobbe June 2001
Additional illustrations may be found on our website 1064
Inverary, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of ancient fortress, rev. TG cypher, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 18.39g/12h (DH 2). Minor rim nicks, otherwise about extremely fine, patinated
£90-120 Provenance: Bt 1992
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