The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. three armed citizens, edge plain, 11.71g/6h (DH 885b), heart and hand (3), spence edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 886), edge grained, 9.52g/6h (DH 886a), edge plain, 10.34g/6h (DH 886b), Highlander, spence edge, 12.65g/6h (DH 887), Indian, edge grained, 9.54g/4h (DH 888) [6]. DH 887 very fine and on a flan of curious light grey colour, DH 885b extremely fine and very rare, others good very fine and better, DH 886a and 888 also rare £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 885b Davisson Mailbid Sale 6, 29 February 1996 (465); DH 886 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 886a bt W. Anderson January 1996; DH 886b and 888 F.S. Cokayne Collection, bt A. Davisson April 1998; DH 887 bt P. Flanagan January 1995