1/2 Penny Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works

€147,618.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1789
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions29.2 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)John Gregory Hancock
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#9-15, Atkins#7-11
Obverse descriptionOrnamental cypher of Roe & Company surmounted by a beehive and bees, legend above.  Note: varieties exist (see below)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMACCLESFIELD. R & Co
Reverse descriptionSeated female figure (Genius) facing left, holding shaft of windlass in right hand and cogwheel in left, denomination above, date in exergue.  Note: varieties exist (see below)
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHALFPENNY. 1789
EdgeIncuse legend
Mint
Mintage1789  - DH#10 -
1789  - DH#11 -
1789  - DH#12 -
1789  - DH#13 -
1789  - DH#14 -
1789  - DH#15 -
1789  - DH#9 -
Catalog ID7564416340
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