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

№ 378 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£580

Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies, 1797 (8), all type 4, obvs. Aldersgate, 17.98g/6h (DH 74), Aldgate, 18.58g/6h (DH 73), Bishopsgate, 18.70g/6h (DH 75), Bridge Gate, 18.39g/6h (DH 76), Cripplegate, 18.10g/6h (DH 77), Ludgate, 17.84g/6h (DH 78), Moorgate, 17.71g/6h (DH 79), Newgate, 18.07g/6h (DH 80) [8]. DH 75 very fine but scuffed and knocked, others about extremely fine and better, several with original colour, DH 73 and 80 with especially attractive surfaces but latter with flan clip, DH 79 from the obverse die in early stage of flaw £250-300

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

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Provenance: DH 73 bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994; DH 74 bt M.Z. Gerson January 1981; DH 75 and 76 bt J.A. Bobbe February 1982; DH 77 with Seaby 1962, bt R. Gladdle December 1989; DH 78 bt R. Gladdle August 1989; DH 79 with Seaby 1964, bt F. Seymour September 1994; *DH 80 bt J.A. Bobbe May 1999