Political and Social series: Tokens, Uncertain manufacturers, Benevolent Choral Fund Halfpence, 1791 (3), decay’d widows, 8.43g/6h (DH 1021), decay’d members (2), 7.79g/6h (DH 1022), 9.53g/7h (DH 1023); Thomas Hardy Halfpence, 1794 (5), no period after jury, 8.27g/12h (DH 1024), with period after jury (4), 8.50g/6h (DH 1025), 9.08g/6h (DH 1026), 8.14g/6h (DH 1027), 8.30g/6h (DH 1028); John Horne Tooke’s Halfpence, 1794 (5), bust three-quarters right (2), london edge, 9.26g/12h (DH 1044a), edge plain, 8.46g/6h (DH 1044b), bust right (3), acquitted, 8.80g/6h (DH 1045a), not guilty (2), 8.56g/6h (DH 1046), 8.47g/6h (DH 1047); T.P.’s ‘Industry’ Halfpenny, 1801, 8.06g/6h (DH 1029; Davis Not Local 105); I.W’s ‘Dophin’ Halfpenny, 6.01g/6h (DH 1002) [15]. DH 1002 about fine, DH 1029 good fine, DH 1044a and 1046 extremely fine, former with dark patina and attractive surfaces, latter with original colour, others generally very fine or better £100-150

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

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Provenance: DH 1002 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 1021 bt P. Flanagan April 1981; DH 1022 and 1024 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1978; DH 1023 bt P. Flanagan April 1982; DH 1025 bt J.A. Bobbe May 1997; DH 1026 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1985; DH 1027 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 290 (part), bt P. Flanagan November 1995; DH 1028 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 1029 bt P. Flanagan July 1983; DH 1044a bt J.A. Bobbe March 1997; DH 1044b and 1047 bt P. Flanagan April 1980; DH 1045a bt M.Z. Gerson June 1979; *DH 1046 bt R. Gladdle May 1996