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

№ 166 x

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£270

Hampshire, Emsworth, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (9), all with bust of Earl Howe, revs. ship 1794 (2), EVERY WHERE edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 16), ONE CENT edge, 9.92g/6h (DH 16a), ship undated, 9.18g/6h (DH 17), map of france, etc, 9.37g/6h (DH 18), may great britain, etc, 9.37g/6h (DH 19), king and constitution, etc (4), hull edge, 9.74g/6h (DH 20), every where edge, 9.29g/12h (DH 20a), edge grained, 10.20g/6h (DH 20c), edge plain, 10.25g/12h (DH 20e) [9]. DH 16a off-centre but fine and very rare, DH 20c extremely fine with original colour, others generally very fine and better £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 16 bt 1978; *DH 16a W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 151 (part) [acquired 1997]; DH 17, 18 and 20a bt M.Z. Gerson July 1978; DH 19 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 20 and 20e bt P. Flanagan April 1980; DH 20c J.A. Bobbe Collection [from R. Margolis August 1980], bt J.A.B. May 1997