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1/2 Penny - Paddington New Church Middlesex - Skidmore
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1797 |
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| Thickness | 2.75 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This is a Skidmore-issued tradesman's token from the height of the 1790s copper token boom, when a chronic shortage of regal small change — caused largely by the government's decades-long neglect of the copper coinage — forced merchants, manufacturers, and parishes alike to commission their own circulating pieces. Skidmore of Clerkenwell was among the most prolific token issuers and distributors of the period, supplying pieces to a wide range of clients across London and beyond.
Paddington New Church — St. Mary's, consecrated in 1791 — was barely finished when this token entered circulation.