Lot 1193

Description

Anglesey, Parys Mine Co., halfpennies imitations 1791 (D&H 410,a,b, (recte 410 by PPM) 1794 (D&H 415a, 416a) mules by Skidmore (D&H 419 illustrated, 423 illustrated, thin bust of Druid 424, 425) mules by Lutwyche (D&H 427, 428 (2),a,b, 429) imitations mules (D&H 430,a,b, 431,432, by Lutwyche 433,a, 435 illustrated; 'Paris Miners' imitations D&H 436,a 437, 438,a, b (2 one illustrated), c,d,e,h,j,k, 439, 440,a,e,d, 441, 442,446,a,447,a,b, 448 illustrated,a,b, 450, a(illustrated) b, 451). Fair-nearly uncirculated, the mules generally scarce and some other varieties very rare, a comprehensive series by the different manufacturers. (55)

D&H 416a, 429 acquired in 1960's, 415a from J. Bobbe, 422 J.R. Farnell Collection, 437 and 439d, 419,423,424,425 from Baldwin in 1978 with old tickets, 428 mistruck from Seaby in 1971, the rest from Spink Sale 43 (lots 231 part, 239,240,241 - see catalogue for details of provenances, many are from the R. Dalton and W. Longman Collections.