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

№ 257 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£280

Central London, Blackfriars, Barnett Guest, Halfpence, 1795 (6), london edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 308), bath edge, 9.16g/6h (DH 308a), dublin edge, 9.37g/6h (DH 308b), ballymurtagh edge, 8.41g/6h (DH 308c), lancaster edge, 9.22g/6h (DH 308d), edge grained, 9.20g/6h (DH 308e); James Spittle [with J. Kirby and Richard Lashmar of Brighton, Sussex], Halfpence, 1795 (2), without st pauls, 10.11g/6h (DH 902), with st pauls, 10.34g/6h (DH 903); issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, edge plain, 10.16g/12h (DH 257a) [9]. DH 257a virtually as struck with full original colour, DH 308a and 308e very fine, DH 308c good fine, others about extremely fine with original colour £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 257a bt R. Gladdle July 1993; DH 308 bt M.Z. Gerson July 1979; DH 308a bt J. Spingarn December 2000; DH 308b bt S. Cordova September 1992; DH 308c bt P. Flanagan March 1981; DH 308d bt S. Cordova June 1994; DH 308e bt M.Z. Gerson August 1979; DH 902 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1993; DH 903 bt 1978