Lot 891
Birmingham, J Alston (official connected...






Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£420
Estimate: £150 - £200
Description
Birmingham, J Alston (official connected with the Birmingham Workhouse) Halfpenny 1796, View of Workhouse, rev. Bees and hive, edge engrailed, 28.5mm/7.98gm. (DH 63). Another but in brass, 28.25mm/8.81gm. (DH 63). Another the same but edge plain and rounded, 28.25mm/9.12gm. (DH 63a). Another the same but in brass, 28.75mm/8.41gm. (DH 63a), two copper pieces good Extremely Fine, first with full original lustre, second with less but also with iridescence; Two brass pieces about Extremely Fine with traces of original lustre, a little mottled but extremely rare in this off‑metal. [4]






