The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

SUFFOLK, Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 11.00g/12h, 10.94g/12h (both DH 19, first with edge filed to deceive); Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Pennies, 1794 (2), 21.11g/6h, 20.96g/6h (both DH 1b), Halfpence (2), 1794, 11.16g/6h (DH 22), 11.87g/6h (dies of DH 24, edge filed to deceive); Bury St Edmunds, Michael Apsey, Halfpenny, 9.28g/12h (DH 28a), Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, 18.25g/6h (DH 4), Halfpence (3), 10.52g/12h, 10.04g/11h, 9.67g/11h (all DH 26), James Goer, Halfpenny, 10.13g/6h (DH 27), Charles Guest, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.48g/6h (DH 30), John Rackham, Penny, 21.13g/12h (DH 5); Haverhill, John Fincham, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.53g/6h (DH 31), mule Halfpenny, 10.55g/12h (DH 32b); Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Penny, 1795, 20.57g/6h (DH 6a), Halfpenny, 1795, 10.48g/6h (DH 33d); Ipswich, Robert Manning, Halfpence (2), 10.26g/6h, 10.23g/6h (both DH 34, latter mis-struck); Sudbury, Goldsmith & Sons, Halfpence, 1793 (5), 11.22g/12h (DH 38), 9.67g/12h (DH 38a), 10.23g/6h, 9.93g/6h, 9.85g/6h (all DH 40) [25]. One DH 1b, DH 4, two DH 26, 27, 33d and two DH 40 about extremely fine and better, DH 5 fine and very rare, others generally fine to very fine £200-300

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

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Provenance: DH 1b at 21.11g bt S. Cordova November 1994; DH 1b at 20.96g bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 4 and 38a bt T. Madigan Februrary 1993; DH 5 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 57 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 861 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 6a Davissons Mailbid Sale 19, 1 May 2003 (319), recté DH 6a; DH 19 at 11.00g J.R. Farnell Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 28 (part), S.E. Schwer Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 874 [from S.E.S. June 1984], recté DH 19; DH 19 at 10.94g bt S. Cordova May 1987; DH 22 bt N. Boulanger October 1999; DH 24 dies with Seaby 1970, bt R. Gladdle September 2001; DH 26 at 9.67g bt P. Flanagan June 1985; DH 27 O.P. Eklund Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 21, 10 June 2004 (254), recté DH 27; DH 33d bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 34 at 10.23g bt T. Madigan April 1995; DH 38 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1980; DH 40 at 9.93g bt W. Anderson February 1996; DH 40 at 9.85g R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 134 (part), bt R. Gladdle November 1996