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Robinson S Brown, Jr
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6 October 2010
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. men under tree, 10.01g/12h (DH 736), shepherd, london and engrailed edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 737), boys at turnstile, 10.26g/6h (DH 738), guillotine, 10.56g/6h (DH 739) [4]. DH 738 about very fine with edge nicks and spotting, DH 736 and 737 extremely fine, former with much original colour, last virtually as struck with reflective surfaces and attractively patinated, very rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £680
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpenny, coining press, rev. boxers, edge spence dealer in coins london, 11.17g/6h (DH 740). Usual obverse die flaw, extremely fine or better, the obverse with reflective red and blue surfaces £100-150
Hammer Price: £300
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. crowned harp and thistles, spence edge, 10.52g/1h (DH 741), Highlander (2), both spence edge, in copper, 12.42g/5h, in brass, 12.40g/5h (both DH 742), boys at turnstile, 10.50g/11h (DH 743) [4]. All with usual obverse die flaw, DH 742 copper extremely fine but obverse a little off-centre, DH 741 good very fine, others about very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £390
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), deserted village, revs. Britannia, 11.11g/7h (DH 744), Highlander, spence edge, 12.37g/6h (DH 745), Indian, spence edge, 12.07g/6h (DH 746), lion and cock, edge plain, 10.86g/6h (DH 747a), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.36g/5h (DH 748), shepherd, edge plain, 10.19g/6h (DH 749) [6]. DH 745 and 749 extremely fine with original colour, DH 746 from the die with advanced cud and associated striking crack, about extremely fine, DH 744 and 747 very fine...
Hammer Price: £470
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), dog, revs. caduceus, spence edge, 12.39g/6h (DH 750), cat, spence edge, 10.69g/6h (DH 751), Free-born Englishman, 10.12g/6h (DH 752), Highlander, spence edge, 12.67g/5h (DH 753), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.88g/5h (DH 754) [5]. DH 751 and 753 extremely fine, former with a little original colour but a metal fault through the cat’s tail, latter with graze in field above dog, others about very fine and better but DH 750 stained £150-200
Hammer Price: £750
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous (3), revs. men under tree (2), spence edge, 10.87g/6h (DH 755), edge grained, 9.57g/6h (DH 755a), boys at turnstile, 10.71g/6h (DH 756); Free-born Englishman (2), revs. bust of John Thelwall, spence edge, 11.79g/7h (DH 759), cat, edge grained, 9.24g/12h (DH 759 bis) [5]. DH 759 bis fine but very rare, DH 759 very fine, others about extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £550
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (2), fat man sat at table eating, revs. seated man gnawing bone, 10.35g/6h (DH 760), cap of Liberty above anchor, 11.30g/6h (DH 761) [2]. First virtually as struck with full original colour, second extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £490
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), bust of Charles Fox right, revs. Britannia, spence edge, 12.75g/7h (DH 762), caduceus (3), spence edge, 13.09g/6h (DH 763), edge grained, 8.70g/6h (DH 763a), edge plain, 12.22g/6h (DH 763b), three armed citizens, spence edge, 12.51g/12h (DH 764), Indian, spence edge, 12.27g/6h (DH 765) [6]. DH 764 and 765 extremely fine but latter stained behind head of Fox, others very fine and better, DH 763a lacquered £180-220
Hammer Price: £580
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock, spence edge, 12.79g/6h (DH 766), conjoined heads of man and ass, spence edge, 12.68g/6h (DH 767), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.82g/6h (DH 768), shepherd (3), spence edge, 12.56g/6h (DH 769), edge engrailed, 9.30g/6h (DH 769a), edge plain, 12.95g/6h (DH 769c) [6]. DH 766 about very fine, DH 769 good very fine, others extremely fine, DH 769a with original colour, this and DH 769c very rare...
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. soldier and two citizens (2), spence edge, 12.61g/11h (DH 770), edge grained, 9.34g/6h (DH 770a), boys at turnstile, 10.74g/6h (DH 771), tree and two shields (2), edge grained, 8.84g/6h (DH 772a), edge plain, 8.98g/6h (DH 772b) [5]. DH 770 very fine, DH 771 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, all with much original colour, especially the last two, DH 772b very rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £650
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), seated man gnawing bone, rev. cap of Liberty above anchor, edge plain, 9.72g/6h (DH 774); bust of Lord George Gordon left with legend (4), revs. Britannia, spence edge, 12.02g/8h (DH 775), caduceus, spence edge, 11.33g/1h (DH 776); heart and hand, spence edge, 12.10g/12h DH 777), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 11.29g/6h (DH 778) [5]. DH 775 and 776 extremely fine but former with striking crack, others very fine but DH 774 and 777 lacquered £100-150
Hammer Price: £480
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
Hammer Price: £800
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), bust of Lord George Gordon without legend, rev. legend in 4 lines, spence edge, 10.12g/7h (DH 782; BHM 227); Marine Society boy (3), revs. sailor, spence edge, 10.02g/6h (DH 783), edge plain, 10.24g/6h (DH 783a), boys at turnstile, 9.90g/12h (DH 784) [4]. DH 782 about extremely fine, DH 783 very fine but scratched, others extremely fine with some original colour £120-150
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpenny, bust of Daniel Mendoza, rev. boxers, edge spence dealer in coins london, 10.85g/6h (DH 785). Obverse very fine, reverse nearly so, dark patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £350
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 9.36g/6h (DH 785a). Fields hairlined from brushing, particularly the obverse, otherwise good very fine, dark patina, very rare £200-300
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Bridewell boy, 10.37g/6h (DH 786), Pandora’s breeches, edge plain, 10.49g/6h (DH 787) [2]. Extremely fine, first with considerable original colour, second with brown patina £180-220
Hammer Price: £600
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. shepherd, spence edge, 10.91g/12h (DH 788), boys at turnstile, 10.55g/6h (DH 789) [2]. First brilliant and virtually as struck, full original colour, second about extremely fine £200-250
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (7), heads of man and ass conjoined, revs. man in prison gnawing bone, edge plain, 10.62g/1h (DH 790b), Cain slaying Abel, edge grained, 9.08g/11h (DH 791), lion and cock, edge grained, 8.83g/6h (DH 792), two men dancing round fire, spence edge, 10.34g/9h (DH 793), pig (3), spence * edge, 11.29g/6h (DH 794a), edge grained, 9.58g/7h (DH 794b), edge plain, 10.35g/6h (DH 794c) [7]. DH 792 good fine, others about extremely fine or better, DH 793, 794a and...
Hammer Price: £1,250
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (7), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heads of William Pitt and Charles Fox conjoined (2), spence x edge, 10.67g/2h (DH 795), edge plain, 11.84g/6h (DH 795b), bust of John Horne Tooke (3), spence edge, 10.98g/6h (DH 796), edge grained, 9.80g/6h (DH 796a), edge engrailed, 9.25g/11h (DH 796b), Tree of Liberty (2), edge grained, 9.07g/6h (DH 797), edge plain, 12.22g/5h (DH 797a) [7]. DH 795 very fine, DH 795b and 797a about extremely fine, latter...
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (7), heads of William Pitt and Charles Fox conjoined, revs. noted advocates, etc, 10.05g/6h (DH 798), caduceus, spence edge, 12.76g/6h (DH 800), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.63g/6h (DH 801), cat, spence edge, 12.47g/6h (DH 802), three armed citizens (3), london and engrailed edge, 9.86g/6h (DH 803), edge grained, 9.49g/6h (DH 803a), edge plain, 11.39g/6h (DH 803c) [7]. DH 800, 801 and 802 good very fine, others about extremely fine or better, DH 798...
Hammer Price: £520
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (7), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heart and hand, no border (2), edge grained, 9.02g/6h (DH 804b), edge plain, 6.49g/12h (DH 804c, small flan), heart and hand, with border, edge plain, 10.07g/12h (DH 805a), Highlander (2), spence edge, 12.50g/12h (DH 806), edge grained, 12.64g/12h (DH 806a), lion and cock (2), spence edge, 10.37g/6h (DH 807), london and engrailed edge, 9.35g/5h (DH 807a) [7]. DH 804b and 807a virtually as struck with full...
Hammer Price: £410
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock, edge plain, 10.27g/6h (DH 807c), shepherd (3), london and engrailed edge, 8.86g/6h (DH 808), edge engrailed, 9.13g/12h (DH 808a), edge plain, 10.85g/4h (DH 808b), view of the Bastille, 10.41g/6h (DH 809), boys at turnstile, 10.21g/6h (DH 810) [6]. DH 810 very fine, others about extremely fine, DH 807c better, DH 808a rare £200-250
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), Cain slaying Abel, revs. three armed citizens, edge grained, 7.93g/6h (DH 812), two men dancing round fire, spence edge, 12.68g/12h (DH 814), bust of John Thelwall right, engrailed edge, 9.21g/6h (DH 816), Tree of Liberty, spence edge, 12.11g/11h (DH 817) [4]. DH 814 and 816 extremely fine, latter with a little original colour and very rare, DH 812 good fine, rare, DH 817 about extremely fine, small metal fault in obverse field £120-150
Hammer Price: £430
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (7), two men dancing round fire, revs. noted advocates, etc, spence edge, 12.20g/12h (DH 818), Britannia, spence edge, 12.14g/6h (DH 819), caduceus, spence edge, 11.70g/9h (DH 820), three armed citizens (2), spence edge, 11.47g/1h (DH 821), skidmore edge, 12.57g/1h (DH 821a), heart and hand (2), spence edge, 11.56g/12h (DH 822), skidmore edge, 12.56g/12h (DH 822a) [7]. DH 819 and 822 very fine, former lacquered, others about extremely fine and better, DH...
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Indian, spence edge, 11.63g/6h (DH 823), men under tree (2), spence edge, 11.55g/5h (DH 824), edge plain, 10.69g/12h (DH 824a), shepherd (2), spence edge, 12.11g/4h (DH 825), skidmore edge, 13.33g/5h (DH 825a), boys at turnstile, edge plain, 10.17g/7h (DH 826b, large flan) [6]. DH 824, 825 and 825a extremely fine, first with much original colour, others with dark patina, DH 825a very rare, others very fine...
Hammer Price: £440
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), man hanging series, type 1 (2), end of pain in large letters, revs. Pandora’s breeches, 10.78g/6h (DH 827), boys at turnstile, 10.24g/5h (DH 828); type 2 (2), man with short legs, no border, revs. similar, in collar, 12.50g/12h (DH 831), not in collar, 12.36g/12h (DH 831a); type 3 (2), man with straight legs, revs. open book, edge grained, 6.92g/12h (DH 833), edge plain, 8.42g/11h (DH 833a) [6]. DH 827 and 831a extremely fine, former with die flaw...
Hammer Price: £4,100
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (2), Pandora’s breeches, revs. crowned anchor and hearts, edge plain, 10.28g/7h (DH 839a), bust of John Horne Tooke, 10.73g/6h (DH 841) [2]. First about extremely fine and rare, second good very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £210
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), pig, revs. noted advocates, etc (3), spence edge, 10.84g/6h (DH 842), edge grained, 9.66g/6h (DH 842a), edge plain, 8.53g/6h (DH 842b), Britannia (2), edge grained, 9.24g/6h (DH 843), edge plain, 11.47g/6h (DH 843a) [5]. DH 842b good fine, others about extremely fine and better, DH 842 and 842a with original colour, DH 843 very rare and on a large spread flan £180-220
Hammer Price: £620
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. three armed citizens, spence * edge, 11.40g/6h (DH 844a), heart and hand, 10.67g/5h (DH 845), lion and cock, spence edge, 11.40g/2h (DH 847), shepherd, 9.93g/1h (DH 848) [4]. Last virtually as struck with full original colour, others good very fine or better but DH 847 scratched in reverse field £150-200
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), man in prison gnawing bone, revs. Britannia, edge plain, 10.64g/6h (DH 849), cat, spence edge, 10.76g/7h (DH 850), three armed citizens (2), london and engrailed edge, 9.06g/6h (DH 851), edge grained, 9.86g/6h (DH 851a), lion and cock (2), london and engrailed edge, 9.21g/5h (DH 852), edge plain, 10.58g/5h (DH 852a) [6]. DH 851a extremely fine with much faded original colour, others generally about extremely fine, DH 851a and 852a very rare, mostly...
Hammer Price: £900
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. shepherd, london and engrailed edge, 10.57g/6h (DH 853), men under tree (2), spence edge, 10.94g/5h (DH 854), edge plain, 12.91g/5h (DH 854a), guillotine (2), edge grained, 11.78g/6h (DH 855), edge plain, 10.89g/6h (DH 855a) [5]. About extremely fine and better, last two with a hint of original colour, DH 854a rare but with collectors’ number ‘1411A’ inked on reverse, DH 854 and especially 855 from the...
Hammer Price: £700
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), sailor, revs. crowned anchor and hearts (3), spence edge, 11.91g/5h (DH 857), skidmore edge, 12.41g/5h (DH 857a), york edge, 11.62g/5h (DH 857b), anchor and cable, edge grained, 9.65g/6h (DH 858) [4]. DH 857a fine, others about extremely fine, last better and on an oval-shaped flan, DH 857b scratched on obverse but extremely rare £180-220
Hammer Price: £370
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (3), shepherd, revs. stag and tree, 10.35g/6h (DH 860), Tree of Liberty (2), spence edge, 11.35g/6h (DH 861), edge plain, 11.53g/4h (DH 861a) [3]. First about extremely fine, others better, last with characteristic striking weaknesses £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (3), stag and tree, revs. snail on river-bank, 10.25g/6h (DH 862), men under tree, 9.92g/6h (DH 863), boys at turnstile, 10.38g/6h (DH 864) [3]. First extremely fine with a little original colour, others about extremely fine, last with surface marks on reverse £150-200
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), bust of John Thelwall right, revs. cap of Liberty (2), skidmore edge, 12.48g/6h (DH 865), edge plain, 12.85g/6h (DH 865a), Minerva (2), spence edge, 12.64g/11h (DH 866), edge plain, 13.53g/10h (DH 866a), men under tree, 10.22g/6h (DH 867) [5]. DH 866 very fine, others about extremely fine, DH 865 better and reverse with almost full original colour, last two very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £450
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpenny, in white metal, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Minerva, edge plain, 8.33g/6h (DH 866a). Some surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £220
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Sessions House, Old Bailey, 10.36g/6h (DH 868), snail on river-bank, 10.38g/7h (DH 869), boys at turnstile, 10.32g/6h (DH 871), three fleurs-de-lis (2), spence edge, 12.56g/12h (DH 872), skidmore edge, 11.61g/12h (DH 872a) [5]. DH 868 with characteristic weakness, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, DH 872a about very fine, others about extremely fine or better, last two very rare £300-400
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), bust of John Horne Tooke right, revs. noted advocates, etc (2), edge grained, 9.51g/2h (DH 873), edge plain, 14.31g/2h (DH 873a), t spence bookseller, etc, 9.83g/6h (DH 874), three armed citizens, spence edge, 10.72g/11h (DH 875), heart and hand, spence edge, 10.54g/5h (DH 876) [5]. DH 873 and 876 extremely fine with original colour but with minor spotting, others about extremely fine, DH 873a and 874 with dark patina, first two very rare £250-300
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heart and hand, payable in london and engrailed edge, 9.11g/7h (DH 876a), men under tree, 10.53g/6h (DH 877), Sessions House, Old Bailey (2), edge plain, 16.38g/12h (DH 878; BHM 380), edge grained, 11.89g/6h (DH 878a), boys at turnstile, 9.67g/6h (DH 879), bust of George III right, edge grained, 11.32g/7h (DH 881) [6]. DH 876a and 878 very fine, former very rare, DH 881 extremely fine, others nearly so, DH...
Hammer Price: £310
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), Tree of Liberty, revs. noted advocates, etc, 12.39g/6h (DH 882), Britannia (3), spence edge, 10.60g/11h (DH 883), edge grained, 8.97g/6h (DH 883a), edge plain, 10.58g/11h (DH 883b), caduceus, spence edge, 12.69g/6h (DH 884), three armed citizens, edge grained, 9.12g/5h (DH 885a) [6]. DH 883a very fine but off-centre, very rare, others about extremely fine and better, DH 882 harshly lacquered, DH 885a with centres weakly struck up £250-300
Hammer Price: £340
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