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

№ 171 x

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£110

Hampshire, Emsworth, Victory of 1 June 1794, white metal medals (3), by W. Mossop (2), bust of Earl Howe left, rev. legend, both 34mm, no stop after date, 13.14g/12h (DH 6; BHM 384), trefoil after date, 16.14g/12h (DH 7; BHM 384); unsigned, crude bust of Howe, rev. anchor and cable, 28mm, 7.67g/6h (DH 39; BHM 385) [3]. First scratched in obverse field, otherwise good very fine, second about extremely fine, last very fine and very rare but obverse with considerable tin pest £90-120

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

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Provenance: DH 6 bt R. Gladdle May 1997; *DH 7 F.S. Cokayne Collection, T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 81 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 149 [from M.Z.G. September 1985]; DH 39 bt P. Flanagan August 1990