Co Louth, Drogheda, Irish Mine Co, imitation Halfpence (7), 1792 (6), payable at drogheda or dublin (2), 6.14g/6h (DH 1), 5.52g/6h (DH 2), may ireland ever flourish (4), 5.45g/6h (DH 3), 5.52g/6h (DH 4 bis), 5.53g/6h (DH – [obv. unlisted/4 rev.]), 6.66g/6h (DH 5; Bell, ST p.197, this piece); 1804, leinster halfpenny, 6.16g/6h (DH 6) [7]. DH 3 poor, others generally fine to very fine for these issues, a very rare and comprehensive group £250-350

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

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Provenance: DH 1 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 2 bt P. Flanagan August 1984; DH 3 bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 4 bis bt J.A. Bobbe December 1998; DH unlisted bt J.A. Bobbe September 2000; DH 5 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 189 (part), bt R. Gladdle November 1996; *DH 6 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1375 (part) [from R. Gladdle 1984]