The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. conjoined heads of man and ass (3), spence x edge, 11.03g/6h (DH 686), edge grained, 9.77g/6h (DH 686b), edge plain, 11.66g/6h (DH 686c), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.59g/6h (DH 687), men under tree, spence edge, 12.80g/5h (DH 689) [5]. DH 686c good fine and on a large spread flan with associated striking cracks, DH 687 very fine, others extremely fine, DH 686 with considerable original colour £200-250

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

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Provenance: *DH 686 bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 686b and 686c bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 687 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 320 (part), bt A. Davisson May 1992; DH 689 bt W. Noyes May 1986