1/2 Penny Middlesex - Sims' / David Garrick

€2.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1787-1797
TypeEmergency coin
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.54 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness0.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#478, Atkins#360
Obverse descriptionBust of David Garrick to right, legend around and below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringWE • NE`ER • SHALL • LOOK • UPON • HIS • LIKE • AGAIN C JAMES F
Reverse descriptionComedy (with a horn through its eye) and tragedy (with a dagger through its eye), a thistle and crown above, sprigs below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIMS • RUS SELL • COURT
EdgePlain & milled edge varieties exist
Mint
MintageND (1787-1797)  - DH#478 - milled edge -
ND (1787-1797)  - DH#478a - plain edge -
Catalog ID8549897500
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