Auction Catalogue

3 October 2012

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 981 x

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3 October 2012

Hammer Price:
£390

Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1788 (11), short-topped p, curved 1 and straight 7 in date, 24 acorns in wreath (7), 28.07g/12h (DH 202), 28.01g/12h (DH 204), 28.76g/12h (DH 205), 28.15g/12h (DH 208), 29.00g/12h (DH 210, this piece illustrated), 27.97g/12h (DH 212), 27.91g/12h (DH 213), 23 acorns in wreath (4), 28.37g/12h (DH 214), 27.90g/12h (DH – [214 obv./183 rev.]), 28.89g/12h (DH – [214 obv./206 rev.]; Farnell, SCMB 1959, p.211, 214 bis, this piece), 28.64g/12h (DH 215, this piece illustrated) [11]. DH 204 and 205 about extremely fine, latter sometime cleaned but extremely rare, DH 214 good very fine but edge knocked, others in varied state, all very rare
£200-250

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

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Provenance: DH 202, 214/183 and 215 bt J.A. Bobbe November 2004; DH 204 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1146 (part) [from J.A. Bobbe]; *DH 205 bt J.A. Bobbe June 1996; DH 208, 210, 212 and 214 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 349 (part) [210 from R. Dalton December 1913, others from R. Dalton December 1912], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 187 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1146 (part); DH 213 S.V. Hagley Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1146 (part); DH 214/206 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 68 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1156 (part)