Lot 1391

Description

Dublin, Camac Kyan and Camac, Hibernian Mining Co., (HMCo., cypher or reverse) halfpennies, 1792 (D&H 29(2), 30(2), 33,34(2), 37, 42 (4) illustrated, 43(2), 44, 44 var., 45(2), 46,47, 50(2), 51,53,55,57,61,64,66,68,76,77 (holed by flan fault) 78,79,82,83 (2), 83 var, 84,85, 90 var (2), 91 (2), 91a date missing yet nearly extremely fine obverse die breaks etc., 91a 91c (2), 92(2), 94(2), 95, 96, 98, 99, 100,105, 108 (2, one ex Jan with some original mint red) (illustrated), 111, 113, 114,115 (2 thin flan from worn dies but neat as issued (illustrated), 116,117,119 (clashed dies), 123,124, 125 brass, cf126 var., 132,133,134 (2), 137(3), 139, 147 (2 by same hand as 91a), 152, 153 (2), 158 bis, 159, 159 var. edge plain, 161, 161 var. edge reads payable in at Ballymartagh (overlapping?) ex J.R. Farnell, 164, 171 bis, 172. A comprehensive run of this complex series, fair-extremely fine, many rare, a few very rare or extremely rare. (93)

D&H 42 ex J.R. Farnell, 42 ex Glendining's 1964, 44 var. ex Davisson's Sale 9 (lot 451), 47, 55, 91a, 123 from F. Schwer in 1984, 1982 from Gothic Coins in 1983, 1984, 119, 161a from R. Gladdle in 1983 (the last ex J.R. Farnell) 57, 79 acquired in 1960's the others ex T.A. Jan (part II, lot 225 part) or (slightly more) ex Dublina (lot 210) Collection.