British Tokens

North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (11), 1793 (10), anglesea edge, 9.76g/6h (DH 11), bedworth edge, 9.96g/6h (DH 8a), london edges (5), 10.03g/12h (DH 6), 8.97g/12h (DH 6a), 10.82g/6h (DH 8), 9.38g/6h (DH 9), 9.95g/6h (DH 10), edge engrailed, 10.28g/6h (DH 7), edge grained, 9.30g/12h (DH 6b), edge plain, 9.26g/6h (DH 8b); 1794, 8.94g/6h (DH 12; Bell, ST p.53, this piece illustrated); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, rev. Britannia seated, 9.16g/6h (DH 13) [12]. DH 6, 7, 8 and 12 about extremely fine and better, DH 6a and 8b fair, latter very rare, others generally fine to very fine £80-100

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

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Provenance: *DH 6 J.A. Bobbe Collection [from F. Johnson November 1983], bt J.A.B. October 1985; DH 6b, 8 and 8a bt J.A. Bobbe July 1996; DH 7 bt P. Flanagan March 1984; DH 8b and 9 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 73 (part), bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 10 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 11 bt P. Flanagan October 1980; DH 12 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 170, part), bt R. Gladdle November 1996; DH 13 bt P. Flanagan June 1985