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

№ 545 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£190

Political and Social series: Tokens, Prattent’s ‘Loyal Britons Lodge’ Halfpence (2), cap of Liberty over anchor and cable, revs. crown in radiated circle, 8.01g/6h (DH 1030), 11.50g/6h (DH 1031); mule Halfpenny, crown in radiated circle, rev. arms of Robert Orchard, 9.13g/6h (DH 1032) [3]. First about very fine, others extremely fine and attractively patinated £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 1030 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 182 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 290 (part), bt P. Flanagan August 1990; DH 1031 O.P. Eklund Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. December 1987; *DH 1032 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 675 (part) [from Baldwin 1978]