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

№ 1519

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£120

18th Century, Middlesex, Uncertain locality, John Whitfield, Halfpenny, bust left, rev. scales, edge plain, 7.86g/12h (DH – [911 obv./908 rev.]). Planchet flaw in centre of reverse, otherwise fine and patinated, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen (£60-80)