THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part V) Co Wexford Co Wicklow
The cataloguer wishes to acknowledge the ready assistance of Gregg Silvis in helping to correctly identify many pieces in the Hibernian Mine Co series in this
collection. The late owner’s original envelopes have been amended where necessary and many old tickets and
envelopes with incorrect attributions have been discarded to avoid confusion.
1198
Enniscorthy, Robert Woodcock, Halfpence, 1800, uncertain manufacturer (6), 8.13g/6h (DH 6, this piece illustrated), 8.21g/6h (DH 7), 8.33g/12h (DH 9), 9.70g/12h (DH 11, this piece illustrated), 8.17g/6h (DH 12, this piece illustrated), 7.84g/6h (DH 16) [6]. DH 12 about extremely fine, others in varied state, many rare
£100-150
Provenance: DH 6 and 11 W.E. Hindle Collection, T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 242 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1453 (part); DH 7 bt S. Cordova January 1991; DH 9 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 242 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1453 (part); *DH 12 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 93 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe July 1982; DH 16 bt R. Gladdle September 2001
1201
Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Turner Camac], Halfpence, 1792 (16), harp with 6 strings (4), 9.90g/8h (DH Dublin 269), 10.48g/6h (DH 270), 11.71g/6h (DH 271), 11.27g/6h (DH 272); harp with 7 strings (12), 10.12g/5h (DH 274), 9.50g/5h (DH 275), 11.76g/6h (DH 276), 10.92g/6h (DH – [276 obv./277 rev., edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH]), 9.57g/6h (DH 279), 10.25g/6h (DH 281), 10.44g/6h (DH 282), 11.69g/6h (DH 283), 10.15g/8h (DH 285), 10.59g/6h (DH – [285 obv./286 rev., edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH]), 10.69g/4h (DH 286), 10.51g/5h (DH – [obv. unlisted, rev. 289 bis]) [16]. Varied state, the majority very rare
£200-400
Provenance: DH 269, 274 and 282 bt J.A. Bobbe March 2000; DH 270, 272 and 283 ‘Dublinia’ Collection, Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 21 February 1997, lot 210 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1397 (part); DH 271 bt P. Flanagan November 1981; DH 275 bt J. Spingarn March 1997; DH 276 bt S. Cordova April 1992; DH 276/277 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 279 bt J. Spingarn March 1997; DH 281 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 285 and 285/286 bt J. A. Bobbe October 2002; DH 286 bt A. Davisson July 1995; DH 289 bis variety bt J.A. Bobbe June 2002
Mr Silvis continues to identify new variants through the pages of the CTCJ.
1199
Enniscorthy, Robert Woodcock, Halfpence, 1800, Boulton’s issue (4), portcullis with 7 bars (2), 7.87g/6h (DH 1; Bell, CC p.231, this piece), 7.49g/6h (DH 2), portcullis with 6 bars (2), 6.76g/6h (DH 3), 8.15g/6h (DH 4) [4]. DH 1 good fine, DH 2 a bronzed Proof, virtually as struck, DH 3 extremely fine with original colour and reflective surfaces, DH 4 very fine
£120-150
Provenance: DH 1 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 189 (part), bt R. Gladdle November 1996; *DH 2 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 3 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1994; DH 4 bt R. Gladdle May 1996
1202
Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Turner Camac], Halfpence, 1792 (18), harp with 8 strings (14), 10.85g/6h (DH Dublin 287), 11.38g/6h (DH 288), 10.35g/6h (DH 289 bis), 11.57g/6h (DH 290), 9.80g/7h (DH – [Silvis 291 bis II]), 10.71g/6h (DH 292), 12.43g/9h (DH – [293 obv./303 rev.]), 10.85g/5h (DH 294), 10.78g/6h (DH 295), 11.14g/6h (DH 296), 11/66g/6h (DH 297), 10.35g/6h (DH 298), 10.87g/5h (DH 299), reads TURNE CAMAC, 9.66g/6h (DH 304); harp with 4 double strings, 10.79g/5h (DH 300); harp with 9 strings, 11.15g/4h (DH 301); harp with 14 strings (2), 10.89g/6h (DH 303), 9.68g/6h (DH 303 bis) [18]. DH 303 bis very fine with black patina, others in varied state, the majority very rare
£200-400 1200
Gorey, imitation Hibernian Mine Co Halfpence, 1792 (2), reads HALFPENNY, 5.74g/12h (DH 17), reads HLFPENNY, 4.27g/5h (DH 18) [2]. First fine, second mediocre, both very rare
£60-80
Provenance: DH 17 bt R. Gladdle September 2001; DH 18 ‘Dublinia’ Collection, Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 21 February 1997, lot 220, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1375 (part)
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Provenance: DH 287, 288 and 298 ‘Dublinia’ Collection, Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 21 February 1997, lot 210 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1397 (part); DH 289 bis, 291 bis II, 293/303 and 303 bt J.A. Bobbe March 2000; DH 290 and 295 bt W. McKivor January 1999; DH 292 bt S. Cordova January 1998; DH 294 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 89 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1397 (part); DH 296 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 297 and 301 bt J.A. Bobbe August 1997; DH 299 M.Z. Gerson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1393 (part) [from M.Z.G. September 1985]; DH 300 with S.E. Schwer, bt S. Cordova November 1994; *DH 303 bis Davissons Mailbid Auction 10, 30 April 1998 (445); DH 304 bt J. Spingarn March 1997
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