A lion standing left, head front; ONE PENNY 1812 in ex. The 2 in the date is under the first limb of N The second 1 of the date is under the upright of E The tuft of the tail points upwards and the groundline extends a little beyond the rear left paw.
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ROLLING MILLS AT WALTHAMSTOW
ONE PENNY
1812
Reverse description
BRITISH COPPER COMPANY in centre within a wreath of oak; around, SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE * ¬The top of COMPANY lines to the end of 0 in LANDORE There is a leaf by B and a leaf by the top of H of BRITISH The bottom acorn on the right of the wreath has a short stalk. Low S in WORKS but acorn by the top of H No acorn at the bottom right. 23 acorns, 12 to left and 11 to the right. The S of WORKS and the T of AT are low. Flaws occur around TING and RK
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SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE *
BRITISH
COPPER
COMPANY