Auction Catalogue

6 October 2010

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 549 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£250

Political and Social series: Tokens, Skidmore’s ‘Louis Rex’ Halfpence (2), copper, 6.68g/6h, plated, 6.39g/6h (both DH 1003); mule Halfpence (3), conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, undated, revs. murd. by the factious, etc, edge plain, 7.29g/12h (DH 995a), bust of David Garrick, edge grained, 9.29g/6h (DH 996a), anchor and cable, edge grained, 10.31g/6h (DH 998) [5]. First three very fine, fourth extremely fine with original colour and rare, last nearly so, patinated £90-120

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

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Provenance: DH 995a bt R. Gladdle March 1994; *DH 996a bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994; DH 998 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 1003 copper bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 1003 plated bt R. Gladdle September 1996