Durham, Stockton-on-Tees, Thomas King[s]ton, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, helmeted bust of Sir Bevois left, rev. ship sailing right, edge payable at kingtons stockport, 10.23g/6h (DH 9). Struck from rusted dies with usual flaws around face of bust and under P of publico, otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare and believed only 3 specimens known £200-250

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

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Provenance: W.J. Davis Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-15 March 1901, lot 34; R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 17 [from Corbitt & Hunter]; DNW Auction 36, 12 June 1998, lot 287; DNW Auction 42, 8 September 1999, lot 875 (part); DNW Auction 44, 17 November 1999, lot 586; bt J.A. Bobbe December 1999