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

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Lot

№ 557 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£240

Political and Social series: Medals, Charles Fox, 1789, a white metal medal, probably by T. Wyon Sr, draped bust facing half-right, rev. the free and independent electors of westminster, 33mm, 10.31g/12h (DH 221; Hawkins p.116; BHM 325); Charles Fox, c. 1790, medals by W. Lutwyche (5), draped bust almost facing, revs. resistless speaker, etc, reads albiens, white metal, 35mm, 15.52g/6h (DH 222; BHM 323), reads albions (4), large s in patriots (3), lutwyche edge, in copper, 23.89g/6h, in brass, 20.57g/6h, both 34mm (both DH 223; BHM 324), larger obv. legend, lutwyche edge, in copper, 34mm, 19.36g/6h (DH 225; BHM 324), small s in patriots, edge plain, in white metal, edge plain, 34mm, 14.30g/6h (DH 224a; BHM 324) [6]. DH 223 in copper extremely fine, others very fine and better, last two very rare but DH 225 with ‘J’ counterstamped in obverse field £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 221 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 250 (part), J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. November 1996; DH 222 bt M.Z. Gerson July 1978; DH 223 copper bt C. Fellage March 1998; DH 223 brass bt R. Gladdle August 1989; *DH 224a bt J. Spingarn June 1999 [from Baldwin]; DH 225 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 380 (part) [from S.E. Schwer 1986]