LONDON, Thomas Spence, mule Halfpence (8), Cain slaying Abel, rev. Tree of Liberty, 12.54g/10h (DH 817); two men dancing round fire (3), revs. heart and hand, 13.00g/12h (DH 822a), Indian, 12.11g/7h (DH 823), men under tree, 10.23g/5h (DH 824); man hanging series, type 3, man with straight legs, rev. open book, 7.07g/12h (DH 833); bust of John Thelwall right, rev. cap of Liberty, 13.51g/6h (DH 865); Tree of Liberty, rev. lion and cock, 11.05g/11h (DH 889); bust right, united token, rev. crowned harp and thistles, 11.10g/12h (DH 899) [8]. DH 822a about extremely fine, DH 823 and 899 very fine but lacquered, others fine and better £180-220

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

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Provenance: DH 817 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 822a bt A. Davisson April 1998; DH 824 bt P. Flanagan January 1984; DH 899 bt P. Flanagan January 1995.

It is probable that DH 833 is not by Spence. The type 3s probably pre-date 1795, when Spence’s numismatic activities commenced