Auction Catalogue

16 March 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 1512

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£200

18th Century, Hertfordshire, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, mule Halfpenny, arms, rev. Parys Mine Co cypher, edge plain, 11.75g/12h (DH 4 bis III, recorded from this piece). Obverse fine, reverse better, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen (£80-100)

The rev. die used is the same as DH Anglesey 391 which, like Jackson’s tokens, was a Matthew Boulton issue