Lot 962

Description

Birmingham, Allin's halfpenny, 1796 (D&H 62), Alston's halfpenny, 1796 (D&H 63,a), Biggs' halfpenny 1792 (D&H 70,a, 71a (3)), Birmingham Mining and Copper Company halfpennies (D&H 73,a (2), 74a,b,d,e(2),f,g,m, 75a,b,c,d (2), f, 76 (2),a, 80,85,86,87,88,90,91 (2), 92,93,96,100,102,103,104a, 106,108b,c, 109a, 110,111,a,d, 112d, 114,b, 115,116,a, 117, 118 (2), Bisset's halfpenny (D&H 120), Donald & Co.'s halfpenny 1792 (D&H 123), Hickman's halfpenny 1792 (D&H 144, 144b edge appears filed plain, 145 trace of second buttonhole on coat, worn off die, 146 var. edge payable at the warehouse of Robert Reynolds). Fair-nearly uncirculated. (66)

D&H 63,71,74f,g, 80,85,86,92,93,102,108b, 116 123,144b, 145,146a ex J.R. Farnell Collection (part II, lot 42 part), 70a,71a, 73a,74e,114b ex W.G. Wright Collection, 120 from Coin Galleries in 1966, 63a, 88 from Spink in 1975 (uncirculated), 90 from Gothic Coins in 1983, 70,73a, 74b, 75d, 76,91,96,106,111b, 144 acquired in the 1960's, the others all ex T.A. Jan Collection part II, lots 104 part and 114 part, several of these from Corbitt and Hunter in 1960's, most from Baldwin with A.B.'s' tickets. 118 from Baldwin in 1978.