The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

Hampshire, Petersfield, Eames, Holland & Andrews, Halfpence (4), first (rusted) obv., edge grained, 8.04g/6h (DH 47b); second obv. (3), PETERSFIELD edge, 9.46g/5h (DH 48), engrailed edge, 10.48g/6h (DH 48a), plain edge, 9.09g/5h (DH 48c); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (5), first (rusted) obv. (2), revs. Britannia, 7.80g/6h (DH 49), BLOFIELD CAVALRY, 11.31g/12h (DH 50), second obv., rev. Britannia, LONDON edge, 9.37g/6h (DH 51); stork, rev. female with pole and cap of Liberty (2), LIVERPOOL edge, 10.26g/6h (DH 52), LONDON edge, 8.84g/5h (DH 52a) [9]. DH 52 fair, DH 47b fine but with die flaws, rare, others very fine and better, DH 51 with original colour, DH 52a with attractive brown patina, rare £150-200

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

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Provenance: DH 47b W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 161 (part) [acquired 1997], bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998; DH 48 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1978; DH 48a bt J. Spingarn December 1996; DH 48c bt J.A. Bobbe May 1997; DH 49 bt J.A. Bobbe September 1996; DH 50 bt P. Flanagan February 1994; DH 51 bt F. Seymour September 1994 [from R. Gladdle]; DH 52 W.G. Wright Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 161 (part) [acquired 1973], bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998; *DH 52a bt J. Spingarn September 1999 [from Spink].

The notation in the DH Addenda that DH 49 is probably the same as DH 51 is incorrect; both exist