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Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation ‘Paris Miners’ Halfpence, 1791 (17), 26 acorns in wreath (2), birmingham edge, 10.14g/6h (DH 436), cronebane edge, 10.07g/6h (DH 436a); 25 acorns in wreath, birmingham edge, 10.52g/6h (DH 442); 24 acorns in wreath (9), birmingham edge, 10.13g/6h (DH 438), cronebane edge, 11.37g/6h (DH 438a), dennis edge, 8.85g/6h (DH 438e), dublin edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 438h), lancaster edges (2), 9.06g/6h (DH 438b), 10.76g/6h (DH 438c), london edge, 9.02g/6h (DH 438d, recté at london), edge grained, 9.06g/6h (DH 438j), edge plain, 9.51g/6h (DH 438k); 22 acorns in wreath (5), anglesea edge, 9.63g/6h (DH 439), birmingham edges (2), 10.12g/6h (DH 440), 10.23g/6h (DH 441), cronebane edge, 10.18g/6h (DH 440a), edge plain, 9.26g/6h (DH 440c) [17]. DH 436a, 438, 438a, 438b, 438e, 439 and 440 very fine or better, others in varied state, an excellent group, many very rare £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 436 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 436a and 438 bt A. Davisson July 1995; *DH 438a Lincoln ‘No. 1’ Collection, F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Lincoln April 1934], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 240 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1193 (part); DH 438b bt J.A. Bobbe April 1981; DH 438c, 440, 441 and 442 bt J.A. Bobbe June 1996; DH 438d and 438h F.S. Cokayne Collection [438d from R. Dalton July 1915, 438h from Baldwin March 1927], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 240 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1193 (part); DH 438e and 439 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 362 (part) [438e from Spink March 1920, 439 from Spink July 1912], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 240 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1193 (part); DH 438j, 438k and 440c R. Dalton Collection, A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 240 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1193 (part); DH 440a bt T. Madigan February 1993