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

№ 438 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£650

Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. soldier and two citizens (2), spence edge, 12.61g/11h (DH 770), edge grained, 9.34g/6h (DH 770a), boys at turnstile, 10.74g/6h (DH 771), tree and two shields (2), edge grained, 8.84g/6h (DH 772a), edge plain, 8.98g/6h (DH 772b) [5]. DH 770 very fine, DH 771 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, all with much original colour, especially the last two, DH 772b very rare £300-350

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

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Provenance: DH 770 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 770a F.S. Cokayne Collection, bt A. Davisson April 1998; DH 771 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 772a M.Z. Gerson Collection [from J. Whitmore June 1981], bt W. Noyes May 1986 [from M.Z.G. August 1981]; *DH 772b bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998