1/2 Penny Dublin – Camac Kyan and Camac

Camac, Kyan & Camac were Dublin coal merchants operating out of Rogerson's Quay, and their tokens were struck to address the chronic shortage of small-denomination regal coinage that plagued Irish commerce through the 1790s. The Royal Mint's neglect of copper coinage for Ireland had by that point stretched across decades, forcing traders and manufacturers to flood the market with private issues — Dublin alone saw dozens of merchant token types circulating simultaneously.

The DH reference spans a notably wide range, reflecting the multiple die varieties documented by Dalton and Hamer across this single issuer's output — an unusual degree of variation for a coal merchant's token.