Auction Catalogue

2 October 2013

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British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1206

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2 October 2013

Hammer Price:
£480

Co Wicklow, Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Halfpence, 1792 (18), harp with 9 strings (8), 11.22g/6h (DH Dublin 133), 12.16g/6h (DH 134), 11.53g/6h (DH 138), 11.42g/7h (DH 148 bis I), 10.26g/7h (DH 152), 10.87g/6h (DH 152 bis I), 10.50g/6h (DH 153), 10.20g/6h (DH 158 bis); harp with 10 strings (4), 9.82g/6h (DH 159), 11.25g/6h (DH 160), 10.63g/6h (DH 161, slipped edge collar), 9.50g/6h (DH 164); harp with 12 strings (3), 10.81g/6h (DH 165), edge payable in dublin or ballymurtagh, 11.36g/5h (DH – [168 obv./173 bis rev.]), 9.53g/5h (DH 169); harp with 13 strings (2), 11.04g/6h (DH 171), 9.78g/6h (DH 171 bis); harp with 14 strings, 9.79g/9h (DH 173) [18]. DH 134 about extremely fine, DH 133 and 161 good very fine but former lacquered, others in varied state, many very rare £300-500

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

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Provenance: DH 133 J.A. Bobbe Collection [from R. Lobel December 1976], bt J.A.B. August 1997; *DH 134 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 138 bt J. Spingarn October 1997; DH 148 bis I bt J.A. Bobbe April 2003; DH 152, 164, 169 and 171 bis ‘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 1391 (part); DH 152 bis I, 159 and 171 bt W. McKivor December 1998; DH 158 bis T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 225 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1391 (part); DH 160 and 173 bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 161 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 1391 (part) [from R. Gladdle 1983]; DH 165 bt S. Cordova April 1989; DH 168/173 bt S. Cordova April 1988