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Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1797, ancient fortress, rev. jb cypher, edge plain, 6.49g/6h (DH 1). Struck over an Lutwyche imitation Camac/Shakespeare mule Halfpenny [DH Dublin 227 or 228]; extremely fine and well-centred with some original colour, rare £400-500

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

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Provenance: Glendining Auction, 5 September 1984, lot 342; bt J.A. Bobbe December 1984.

For the identity of the undertype the cataloguer is grateful to Gregg Silvis