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

№ 240 x

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£330

Lancashire, Rochdale, John Kershaw, Halfpence (8), 1791 (2), kershaw edge, 12.39g/6h (DH 140), anglesey edge, 10.98g/6h (DH 141), 1792 (5), 12.38g/6h (DH 143), 12.43g/6h DH 144), 13.71g/7h (DH 145), 11.52g/6h (DH 146), 12.46g/6h (DH 147); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (3), revs. bee-hive and bees, london edge, 10.45g/6h (DH 148), mounted dragoon, london edge, 10.26g/6h (DH 149), dove and cornucopiæ, hull edge, 9.70g/12h (DH 150); Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1792, ANGLESEY edge, 11.95g/6h (DH 142) [11]. DH 144 fine, DH 146, 147 and 149 about extremely fine and better, others very fine, a good town group, DH 142 rare £100-150

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

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Provenance: bt M.Z. Gerson October 1978; DH 141 bt S. Cordova January 1992; *DH 142 bt J. Spingarn October 1997; DH 143 bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 144 bt M.Z. Gerson July 1979; DH 145 bt P. Flanagan July 1983; DH 146 bt R. Gladdle August 1986; DH 147 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1982; DH 148 bt M.Z. Gerson July 1978; DH 149 bt P. Flanagan April 1981; DH 150 bt M.Z. Gerson August 1978