The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

LONDON, Political and Social series, Hancock and Jorden’s ‘End of Pain’ Halfpenny, 10.99g/12h (DH 830a); Kempson’s Thomas Erskine Halfpenny, 7.53g/6h (DH 1010); Kempson’s Sir Isaac Newton series, Halfpence, 1793 (4), 10.06g/6h (DH 1033), 10.41g/12h (DH 1035a), 9.64g/6h (DH 1035b), 10.64g/6h (DH 1035c), Farthings (2), 1793, 3.35g/6h (DH 1160), 1771 counterfeit, 2.36g/6h (DH 1154); Lutwyche’s Anti-Slavery Halfpenny, 7.70g/9h (DH 1039b); Lutwyche’s Buck Society Halfpence, 1796 (2), 10.39g/6h, 8.79g/6h (both DH 1041); Lutwyche’s ‘General Convenience’ Halfpence, 1795 (2), 10.97g/6h, 8.77g/6h (both DH 1018a); Mainwaring’s ‘Map of France’ Halfpence, 1794 (7), 10.03g/12h (DH 1016), 9.73g/12h (DH 1016d), 8.27g/6h (DH 1016e), 9.02g/12h (DH 1016f), 8.00g/6h (DH 1017a), 10.11g/6h (DH 1017c), 10.27g/6h (DH 1017e); Skidmore’s Revd. W. Cooper Halfpenny, 9.50g/12h (DH 1007); Uncertain manufacturers, Thomas Hardy Halfpence, 1794 (2), 8.49g/6h (DH 1025), 8.56g/6h (DH 1027); John Horne Tooke’s Halfpence, 1794 (4), 9.43g/12h, 9.41g/12h (both DH 1044a), 8.27g/6h (DH 1045a), 8.99g/6h (DH 1047); Tom Tackle Halfpenny, 7.09g/6h (DH 1048); ‘Pro Bono Publico’ Farthings (2), W.P. 1757, 2.27g/6h (DH 1172), H.B. 1803, 2.36g/6h (DH 1174a) [30]. DH 1007, one 1018a and one 1044a extremely fine, DH 830a about very fine, others generally fine, some better, DH 1010 with the appearance of a uniface obverse striking but some of the reverse legend visible upon close inspection £180-220

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

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Provenance: DH 1007 bt S. Cordova October 1993; DH 1010 bt J.A. Bobbe November 2004; DH 1016 bt P. Flanagan August 1985; DH 1017e bt P. Flanagan August 1990; DH 1018a at 10.97g bt W. McKivor March 1999; DH 1018a at 8.77g bt M.Z. Gerson April 1978; DH 1035b bt B. Sailor August 1997; DH 1041 at 10.39g bt P. Flanagan April 1980; DH 1044a at 9.43g bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 1045a bt S. Cordova June 1988; DH 1160 bt J.A. Bobbe May 1997; DH 1172 bt P. Flanagan July 1984; DH 1174 bt R. Gladdle April 1988