1/2 Penny - Copper Company of Upper Canada

€44,371.00

Issuer	United States (pre-federal and private territorial)
Year	1796
Type	Token
Value	1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound
Composition	Copper
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round
Orientation
Engraver(s)	Boulton, Watt
In circulation to
Reference(s)	KM#Tn86, Breton His#722

Obverse description	Hope (with anchor) presents two children to Liberty, who holds a pole bearing a liberty cap. Very similar to the Myddelton token but without seated Britannia on reverse. The Myddelton token was struck for a proposed Kentucky settlement. Cornucopia behind Liberty, representing the fertility of Kentucky. Plant sprig between the figures, representing Myddelton`s Kentucky venture
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	BRITISH SETTLEMENT KENTUCKY 1796.
Reverse description	Company name in center, value around outside.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	ONE HALF PENNY COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Edge
Mint
Mintage	1796 - Mule; estimated 10 to 20 exist -
Catalog ID	6054846410
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