Lot 767

Description

Northumberland, Newcastle, Alexr. Kelty's shilling, 1812, arms/colliery (D.8, [illustrated]), John Robertson's shillings, 1811, arms/female seated left (D.10, D.11, D.12 [2], D.13 [2] [both illustrated]), and sixpence, similar (D.14 [illustrated]). The first deeply toned otherwise uncirculated, the others fine - good extremely fine, the D.12's and D.13's both numbers rare. (8)

Ex W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics sale 58 (lot 1739), the D.8 from Spink in 1973 (with ticket marked eight pounds), D.10 from B.A. Seaby, London in 1973, D.11 from W.G. Wright Collection (from Reed in Adelaide in 1948 for 6/-), both examples of D.12 from F. Schwer in 1986 (with both from M. Gerson Collection), one D.13 from B.A. Seaby in 1978 (with ticket priced at thirty pounds), other D.13 from H. Pegg Collection, D.14 from Baldwin's London in 1973.