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Halfpenny - London Whitecross St. / J. Gray
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1665-1670 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny = 1⁄24 Shilling (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | A royal crown occupies the central field, depicted in relief within a plain inner circle. The crown is of the closed imperial type characteristic of mid-17th-century English trade tokens, surmounted by a cross pattée finial. The surrounding legend, reading IOHN·GRAY·WINE·COOPER, is separated from the inner circle by a beaded or dotted border, identifying the issuer by name and trade in the style typical of Interregnum and Restoration-era merchant tokens. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOHN·GRAY·WINE·COOPER |
| Reverse description | The denomination is expressed across three horizontal lines within a plain inner circle, a common compositional device on London tradesmen's tokens of the 1660s. The surrounding legend IN·WHITE·CROSS·STREET / HIS HALFE PENNY identifies the issuer's place of trade in Whitecross Street, London, and confirms the token's face value of one halfpenny. A beaded or dotted border separates the legend from the inner circle, consistent with the production conventions of privately issued copper tradesman's tokens of the period. |
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