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№ 1209

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2 October 2013

Hammer Price:
£180

Co Wicklow, Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Halfpence, 1794 Mossop series (13), harp with 13 strings (4), 10.86g/6h (DH Dublin 251), 10.18g/6h (DH 252), 10.64g/6h (DH 253), 11.31g/7h (DH – [253 obv./255 rev.]); harp with 12 strings (5), 11.11g/6h (DH 254), 10.79g/6h (DH 262), 10.12g/6h (DH 263), 10.74g/12h (DH 264), 10.14g/6h (DH 267); harp with 11 strings (4), 10.95g/12h (DH 256), 11.50g/6h (DH 257), 10.14g/9h (DH 258), 10.17g/7h (DH 260) [13]. DH 260, 262 and 267 very fine, others generally fine, some rare £150-200

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

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Provenance: DH 251 and 254 bt A. Davisson July 1995; DH 252 bt A. Davisson September 1993; DH 253 bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 253 var and 257 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 89 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1395 (part) [from R. Gladdle 1983]; DH 256 bt W. McKivor December 1998; DH 258 ‘Dublinia’ Collection, Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 21 February 1997, lot 210 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1395 (part); *DH 260 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 262 bt W. McKivor October 1996; DH 263 bt J.A. Bobbe March 2000; DH 264 bt S. Cordova March 1990; DH 267 bt W. McKivor June 1999