Auction Catalogue

7 October 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 123 x

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£180

Essex, Chelmsford, Clachar & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (3), CLACHAR edge, 9.49g/6h (DH 5; Judson 1039), HULL edge, 10.30g/12h (DH 5b; Judson 1039), edge plain, 12.54g/6h (DH 5e; Judson 1039, this piece); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (3), revs. figure of Hope, SUCCESS, etc, LONDON edge, 9.90g/6h (DH 6; Judson 1039), dove (2), EVERY WHERE edge, 10.18g/6h (DH 8a; Judson 1039), HULL edge, 10.09g/6h (DH 8d; Judson –) [6]. DH 5e and 6 extremely fine with much original colour, former very rare, DH 8d about fine and very rare, others in varied state
£80-100

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

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Provenance: DH 5 bt D.W. Loring September 1978; *DH 5e Mrs Eileen Judson Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 57, 19 March 2003, lot 1039 (part) [from Seaby 1969], bt J.A. Bobbe April 2003; DH 6 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 8a bt S. Cordova May 1990; DH 8d J.R. Farnell Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 26, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 94 (part)