THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part V)
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Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Halfpenny, 1793, Mossop series, Hibernia seated right, harp with 10 strings, spade and pick-axe in exergue, rev. HMCO cypher, edge plain, 14.11g/12h (DH Dublin 248a). A piece of fine work and of unusually heavy weight; extremely fine with light brown patina and reflective fields, very rare
£150-200 Provenance: Bt J. Spingarn May 1997
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Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Halfpence, 1794 Mossop series (13), harp with 13 strings (4), 10.86g/6h (DH Dublin 251), 10.18g/6h (DH 252), 10.64g/6h (DH 253), 11.31g/7h (DH – [253 obv./255 rev.]); harp with 12 strings (5), 11.11g/6h (DH 254), 10.79g/6h (DH 262), 10.12g/6h (DH 263), 10.74g/12h (DH 264), 10.14g/6h (DH 267); harp with 11 strings (4), 10.95g/12h (DH 256), 11.50g/6h (DH 257), 10.14g/9h (DH 258), 10.17g/7h (DH 260) [13]. DH 260, 262 and 267 very fine, others generally fine, some rare
£150-200
Provenance: DH 251 and 254 bt A. Davisson July 1995; DH 252 bt A. Davisson September 1993; DH 253 bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 253 var and 257 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 1395 (part) [from R. Gladdle 1983]; DH 256 bt W. McKivor December 1998; DH 258 ‘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 1395 (part); *DH 260 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 262 bt W. McKivor October 1996; DH 263 bt J.A. Bobbe March 2000; DH 264 bt S. Cordova March 1990; DH 267 bt W. McKivor June 1999
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Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Halfpence, 1793 Mossop series (10), harp with 5 strings (4), 11.89g/6h (DH Dublin 235), 12.55g/6h (DH 237), 13.87g/6h (DH 239 [same as 242]), 12.65g/6h (DH 241); harp with 6 strings (3), 12.61g/6h (DH 243), 13.31g/6h (DH 244), 11.75g/12h (DH 245); harp with 10 strings (3), 12.05g/12h (DH 246), 11.98g/12h (DH 247), 12.54g/12h (DH 250) [10]. DH 239 and 244 extremely fine but latter lacquered, others in varied state, several rare £150-200
Provenance: DH 235 bt W. McKivor December 1998; DH 237 ‘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 1395 (part); DH 239 and 250 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 226 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1395 (part); DH 241 bt A. Davisson July 1995; DH 243 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; *DH 244 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 89 (part), J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. March 1987; DH 245 bt P. Flanagan November 1981; DH 246 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1395 (part) [acquired in 1960s]; DH 247 bt A. Davisson July 1996
Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Mossop’s Penny, Hibernia seated left between still and harp, spade and pick-axe in exergue, rev. HM CO cypher, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH, 18.52g/6h (DH Dublin 2, this piece illustrated). Obverse with some light wear, very fine, reverse better but with trifling edge nicks, of the highest rarity; the only specimen to have appeared on the market since World War II
£1,000-1,500
Provenance: W. Norman Collection, Sotheby Auction, 13-15 July 1903, lot 434 (part); Glendining Auction, 7 December 1983, lot 388; W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1378
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Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Farthings, 1792 (2), edge plain, 2.87g/12h (DH Dublin 391), edge grained, 3.66g/5h (DH 391, edge unlisted) [2]. Both with extensive die flaw on obverse, first fine but has been plated, second about very fine and patinated, both very rare
£80-100
Provenance: DH 391 F.S. Cokayne Collection, bt J. Spingarn March 1998 [from Spink April 1997]; *DH 391 var J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 92 (part), J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. April 1993
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