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

№ 429 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£680

Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. men under tree, 10.01g/12h (DH 736), shepherd, london and engrailed edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 737), boys at turnstile, 10.26g/6h (DH 738), guillotine, 10.56g/6h (DH 739) [4]. DH 738 about very fine with edge nicks and spotting, DH 736 and 737 extremely fine, former with much original colour, last virtually as struck with reflective surfaces and attractively patinated, very 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: DH 736 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 737 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1984; DH 738 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; *DH 739 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 597 [from Baldwin 1978]