Baldwin & Sons
Auction 107 5 Oct 2022
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Chelsea, Lutwyche's mule Penny, Hope leaning on anchor, rev. Parys Mine Co. cypher, edge WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 32mm/17.85gm. (DH 8). Extremely Fine and darkly
patinated, of the highest rarity; only one other specimen known.
Ex. S.H. Hamer Col., Glendining, 26-8 Nov. 1930, lot 115 (part); Ex. T.A. Jan Col., Part I, Spink Auct. 26, 9 Feb. 1983, lot 118; Ex. S. Sweet Col., Glendining, 28 Jun. 1989, lot 355; Ex. DNW 5 Oct. 2021, lot 111.
First published by W.J. Davis in 1899; only the Davis and Hamer specimens have ever appeared on the market.
The token is a mule of the reverse die of DH Middlesex 277 with the obverse die used for Anglesey mule DH 261.
patinated, of the highest rarity; only one other specimen known.
Ex. S.H. Hamer Col., Glendining, 26-8 Nov. 1930, lot 115 (part); Ex. T.A. Jan Col., Part I, Spink Auct. 26, 9 Feb. 1983, lot 118; Ex. S. Sweet Col., Glendining, 28 Jun. 1989, lot 355; Ex. DNW 5 Oct. 2021, lot 111.
First published by W.J. Davis in 1899; only the Davis and Hamer specimens have ever appeared on the market.
The token is a mule of the reverse die of DH Middlesex 277 with the obverse die used for Anglesey mule DH 261.