Auction Catalogue

5 October 2011

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18th Century British Trade Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 627 x

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5 October 2011

Hammer Price:
£230

Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. kneeling slave, edge plain, 4.09g/7h (DH 34). Lightly lacquered, otherwise about extremely fine, brown patina, 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: J.R. Farnell Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 6 (part); J.A. Bobbe Collection; bt J.A.B. March 1987