Derbyshire, Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, undated, crescent, rev. arms of the Duke of Devonshire with helmet in the crest, edge BUXTON TOKEN and engrailed, 11.33g/6h (DH 1). An early striking from the unflawed obverse die, extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare £1,200-1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: From a 19th century collection; Spink Auction 92, 9 June 1992, lot 23; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 68; W. Anderson Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (520).

6 struck. Ironically Hay, one of the issuers and a coin collector in his own right, is on record as stating that he never owned a specimen