John Scott Hylton - Mark Noble - 1774-11-20

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John Scott Hylton, Lapal House

John Scott Hylton - Mark Noble - 1774-11-20
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  6440
InstitutionName of Institution. Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Eng. misc. d. 146, f° 39
AuthorAuthor of the document. John Scott Hylton
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Mark Noble
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . November 20, 1774
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Lapal House 52° 26' 52.73" N, 2° 1' 10.81" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Thomas Snelling
LiteratureReference to literature.
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Market , English Collectors , Greek , Roman , Birmingham , Coin Price , Medallions
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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-Letre du 20 novembre 1774 (de Lapal House, West Midlands): N. must take care of his cold which if succeeded by a cough throws many a young fellow into a consumption. He cannot compete with Mr. Barker for the medallion at 2 guineas; but he has had from London a special halfpenny and farthing of Charles II (he describes these). He is told that Mr. West’s coins fetched £2,200 and that Snelling, now deceased, bought £700 worth: and «that London is the worst market in the world for coins - so many collectors and so many who have more money than taste that a real virtuoso stands no chance, if he has a small fortune». He tells him of certain coins to look out for. He is impatient to think that there are so many coins in Birmingham one cannot get at. Any Greek, Roman or English coins in good preservation which N. can have for their value in weight will be acceptable. For N’s information he appends the prices that a few of Mr. West’s coins fetched at the sale. (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Eng. misc. d. 146, f° 39).