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

№ 550 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£310

Political and Social series: Tokens, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing date, revs. bust of David Garrick, skidmore edge, 12.78g/6h (DH 999), anchor and cable, skidmore edge, 13.22g/12h (DH 1000) [2]. First extremely fine with original colour and reflective surfaces, second nearly so and has been lacquered, both very rare
£150-200

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

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Provenance: *DH 999 bt J.A. Bobbe March 1995; DH 1000 T. Hill Collection, P.C. Deane Collection [from Seaby], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 661 (part)