Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), sailor, revs. crowned anchor and hearts (3), spence edge, 11.91g/5h (DH 857), skidmore edge, 12.41g/5h (DH 857a), york edge, 11.62g/5h (DH 857b), anchor and cable, edge grained, 9.65g/6h (DH 858) [4]. DH 857a fine, others about extremely fine, last better and on an oval-shaped flan, DH 857b scratched on obverse but extremely rare £180-220

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

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Provenance: DH 857 bt R. Gladdle September 1990; DH 857a W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 623 (part) [from P. Flanagan June 1983], bt R. Gladdle November 1998; DH 857b T. Bliss Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195 (part) [from R. Dalton May 1915], bt A. Davisson April 1998; *DH 858 bt R. Gladdle March 1994 [from Baldwin]