1/2 Penny Thomas Halliday

€42,338.00
IssuerLower Canada
Year1812
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyPound
CompositionCopper
Weight8.7 g
Dimensions26.5 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Thomas Halliday
In circulation to
Reference(s) CCT#LC-46, Breton His#960, Withers#1450
Obverse descriptionLaureate and draped bust of George III right, H on the truncation, all within a wreath of oak. There are 4 pearls in the shoulder brooch. There are 5 pearls in the shoulder brooch which merge into the centre, not `no pearls` as stated by Davis. There is no H on the truncation.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionCommerce seated left on a bale; in her right hand, scales; in the left, a cornucopia; in the distance a ship. On the ground at the right, H , the head of Commerce does not touch Y and here are 5 ears of corn of equal length radiating neatly from the cornucopia
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHALF PENNY TOKEN 1812
EdgeCentral diagonal milling \\
Mint
Mintage1812  - LC-46A1 -
1812  - LC-46A2 -
1812  - LC-46A3 -
Catalog ID5757498200
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