Auction Catalogue

6 October 2010

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 253 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£330

Central London, Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (2), Britannia seated, from the broken obv. die, revs. wheatsheaf, 9.29g/6h (DH 380), arms of Robert Orchard, 8.95g/6h (DH 381) [2]. First virtually as struck with original colour and most attractive surfaces, second about extremely fine, both rare £120-150

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

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Provenance: *DH 380 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 479 (part) [from Spink 1987]; DH 381 bt J.A. Bobbe April 1999