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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№ 299 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£460

Central London, High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. anchor and cable, edge grained, 9.40g/6h (DH 512). Off-centre with consequent striking weakness down one side, otherwise about extremely fine, a hint of original colour on reverse, extremely rare £300-350

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

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Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 541 (part) [from Spink 1975]; bt A. Davisson September 1998