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

№ 215 x

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£390

Kent, Goudhurst, William Fuggle, Halfpence, 1794 (4), erased FRIGGLES edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 28), FUGGLES ·X· edge, 9.26g/6h (DH 28a), fuggles ++ edge (2), 8.79g/6h, 9.01g/6h (both DH 28b, latter with F countermark on obv.); William Mynn, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.65g/6h (DH 29); Hawkhurst, Charles Hider, Halfpenny, 1794, HIDER’S edge, 9.38g/6h (DH 30); Hythe, Richard Shipden, Halfpenny, 1794, SHIPDEN’S edge, 10.05g/6h (DH 31); Lamberhurst [partly in Sussex], Thomas Foster, Halfpence, 1794 (4), hop bin between U and R (2), LAMBERHURST edge, 10.12g/6h (DH 32), WINCHELSEA edge, 9.88g/6h (DH 32a), hop bin to R, 10.07g/6h (DH 33), hop bin to S, 9.38g/6h (DH 34); John Gibbs, Halfpence, 1794 (3), LAMBERHURST edge, 9.02g/6h (DH 35), SUSSEX edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 35a), LANCASTER edge, 12.07g/12h (DH 35b) [14]. DH 32 fine, DH 32a extremely fine with original colour, DH 35b very fine, all very rare, others generally very fine or better £150-200

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

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Provenance: DH 28 bt P. Flanagan April 1980; DH 28a bt M.Z. Gerson July 1979; DH 28b bt P. Flanagan June 1985; DH 28b with F countermark bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 29 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 30 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1985; DH 31 bt P. Flanagan April 1982; DH 32 bt J. Spingarn August 1997; *DH 32a with Seaby 1966, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 221 [from A. Davisson November 1994]; DH 33 Davissons Mailbid Sale 3, 3 May 1994 (280); DH 34 bt R. Gladdle August 1994; DH 35 bt W. McKivor October 1996; DH 35a bt J.A. Bobbe February 1997; DH 35b bt A. Davisson May 1992 [from Baldwin]