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        1/2 Penny Middlesex - Political and Social series / Tooke    
    
| Issuer | United Kingdom | 
| Year | 1794 | 
| Type | Emergency coin | 
| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) | 
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) | 
| Composition | Copper | 
| Weight | 7.9 g | 
| Dimensions | 28.5 mm | 
| Thickness |  | 
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ | 
| Engraver(s) |  | 
| In circulation to | 15 October 1831 | 
| Reference(s) | DH#1046 , Atkins#151 | 
| Obverse description | Bust to right, legend around and below. | 
| Obverse script | Latin | 
| Obverse lettering | TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON
J. H. TOOKE ESQR.
1794 | 
| Reverse description | Legend across several lines. | 
| Reverse script | Latin | 
| Reverse lettering | NOT GUILTY
SAY THE JURY.
EQUAL JUDGES OF
LAW AND FACT.
COUNSEL
HON. T. ERSKINE
V. GIBBS ESQR. | 
| Edge | Plain | 
| Mint |  | 
| Mintage | 1794  -  - 
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| Catalog ID | 3198398620 | 
| Comments |  |