Lot 888
Birmingham, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny 1797,...
Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£300
Estimate: £150 - £200
Description
Birmingham, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny 1797, Boy standing holding an auger and spanner, rev. bust left of Dr. Samuel Johnson (as Staffs 18), edge PAYABLE IN LONDON rest engrailed, 28mm/9,65gm. (DH 51). Another the same but in brass 28.5mm/9.54gm. (DH 51) Another mule but dated 1795 and rev. Britannia seated (as Hants 57), 28mm/9.18gm. (DH 53), Another mule undated and rev. A WAY TO PREVENT KNAVES GETTING A TRICK (as Middx 837), 30mm/11.11gm. (DH 56), brass specimen about Extremely Fine with yellow toning, others good Extremely Fine, DH 53 and 56 beautifully toned with traces of lustre and iridescence and both rare, brass example extremely rare ‘RRR’ in this off‑metal, [4]
DH 51 brass ex F S Cokayne Col., his ticket – bought 5 Nov 1903for for 2/-. Acquired AHB c. 1946.
