Lot 966
Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co. Halfpenny...
Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£660
Estimate: £100 - £150
Description
Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co. Halfpenny 1792, Lady Godiva on horse, rev. Market Cross, edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ROBERT REYNOLDS & Co., 29.5mm/11.50gm. (DH 249). Another the same but in brass, 28.25mm/11.55gm. (DH 249). Another in copper but edge plain, 29mm/11.08gm. (DH 249a). Another similar but different die combination and in brass, 29mm/11.20gm. (DH 251). Another similar but dated 1795, 31mm/14.64gm. (DH 252), first and last good Extremely Fine, first some lustre, last much lustre, others about Extremely Fine, brass pieces with yellow toning, slightly weak – these two along with DH 249a extremely rare, rest scarce. ‘RRR’. [5]
All ex F S Cokayne Col., his tickets – DH 249 brass bought 16 Mar 1907 for 15/-; DH 249a bought 16 Mar 1907 for 4/6.; DH 251 brass ex Fredrick Lincoln No. 1 Col. sold Glendining’s 12 Feb 1934 - from AHB 25 Jun 1934 for 3/6.; DH 252 bought 7 Nov 1895 for 5/-.; Acquired AHB c. 1946.
