1/2 Penny Carmarthenshire - Carmarthen / I. Morgan

€109,190.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1792
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Thomas Hancock
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#7
Obverse descriptionOuter circle containing the interior of iron works showing a furnace and men at work casting pigs of iron. Lettering around and in exergue
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCAERMARTHEN IRON WORKS HALFPENNY
Reverse descriptionOuter circle containing the interior of a forge showing a tilt hammer and a man working at an anvil. Lettering around and in exergue
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringKIDWELLY WHITLAND BLACKPOOL AND CWMDWYFRON FORGES. · I · MORGAN
(Translation: John Morgan)
EdgePlain with lettering
Mint
MintageND (1792)  - DH#7 - PAYABLE IN LONDON · BRISTOL & CARMARTHEN · X · -
ND (1792)  - DH#7a - PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & CARMARTHEN · X · -
ND (1792)  - DH#7b - PAYABLE IN · LONDON ·- BRISTOL & CARMARTHEN · X · -
ND (1792)  - DH#7c - plain edge (not in collar) -
ND (1792)  - DH#7d - PAYABLE AT N. BOLINGBROKES HABERDASHER &C. NORWICH. -
Catalog ID5740588410
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