Central London, Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpence (5), bath edge, 9.02g/12h (DH 362a), dublin edge, 9.37g/12h (DH 362b), lancaster edge, 8.71g/12h (DH 362c), edge grained left, 9.14g/6h (DH 362f), edge grained right, 9.09g/12h (DH 362j); William Forster, Halfpenny, 1795, edge plain, 14.94g/6h (DH 302); J. and S. Kelly, Halfpence (6), london edge, 9.15g/6h (DH 345), anglesey edge, 9.46g/6h (DH 345b), dublin edge, 9.05g/6h (DH 345c), henry olivers edge, 8.77g/6h (DH 345d), edge grained (2), copper, 9.68g/6h, white metal, 9.82g/6h (both DH 345e) [12]. DH 345c and 345d extremely fine with much original colour, DH 345b and 345e copper about very fine, latter with flan clip, others very fine and better, but DH 302 with graffiti on reverse and DH 345e white metal scratched in centre of reverse
£120-150

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

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Provenance: DH 302 bt M.Z. Gerson May 1980; DH 345 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1978; DH 345b bt P. Flanagan January 1997; DH 345c bt J.A. Bobbe October 1985; DH 345d bt A. Davisson July 1995; DH 345e copper bt P. Flanagan April 1980; *DH 345e white metal P.C. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 468 (part); DH 362a bt J.A. Bobbe July 1996; DH 362b bt J.A. Bobbe January 1984; DH 362c O.P. Eklund Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. January 1984; DH 362f bt J.A. Bobbe August 1997; DH 362j bt J.A. Bobbe August 1995