The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

Greater Metropolitan area, Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, dar cypher, rev. oval shield flanked by four flags, unite & be free above, to persevere is to conquer below, edge plain, 11.55g/6h (DH 310 bis, this piece [cf. DH 21a for the dies]). Extremely fine with a little original colour, of the highest rarity; the only known specimen £600-800

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

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Provenance: Glendining Auction, 6 June 1990 (lot 456); W. Anderson Collection [from A. Davisson]; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 446 [from W.A. December 1996]; bt A. Davisson November 1998