The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), bust of Lord George Gordon left with legend, revs. Cain slaying Abel (2), edge grained, 9.50g/6h (DH 778a), edge plain, 11.77g/6h (DH 778b), men under tree, 10.80g/6h (DH 779), Sessions House, Old Bailey, edge plain, 10.32g/6h (DH 780a), turnstile, 10.36g/6h (DH 781) [5]. DH 781 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, DH 778a with considerable original colour and 778b on a large flan with reflective surfaces, both very rare £300-400

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

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Provenance: *DH 778a W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 190 (part) [from Baldwin January 1927], Davissons Mailbid Sale 6, 29 February 1996 (460); DH 778b bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 779 and 780a W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 606 (part) [from Baldwin 1978]; DH 781 bt R. Gladdle July 1993