1/2 Penny Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works

€1.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1790-1792
TypeEmergency coin
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight12 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)John Gregory Hancock
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#16-72, Atkins#14-51
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Charles Roe facing right, legend and date around.  Note: varieties exist - DH#16-59, 61, 63-72 (alignment of edge of coat to legend)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758.
Reverse descriptionSeated female figure facing left, holding shaft of windlass in right hand and cogwheel in left, date in exergue.  Note: varieties exist - DH#16-59, 61, 63-72 (alignment of top bar to legend, space above head, length of loop of rope, spacing of date letters, alignment to period)
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMACCLESFIELD HALFPENNY 1791
EdgeIncuse legend
Mint
Mintage1790  - DH#16-27, 61 -
1791  - DH#28-55, 63-66 -
1792  - DH#56-59, 67-72 -
Catalog ID9628607270
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