1/2 Penny Middlesex - Burchell`s / Sugar Plumbs

€145,538.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1780
TypeEmergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight11.24 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#274, Atkins#193
Obverse descriptionLegend across six horizontal lines above number, legend around.  Note: the N and figures are larger than any previous ones, the letter s of `worms` is smaller than the other letters.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering*BASIL BURCHELL* LONG-ACRE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE FAMOUS SUGAR PLUMBS FOR WORMS N.79
Reverse descriptionLegend across seven horizontal lines, legend around.  Note: the centre legend is lower than any of the others.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering·BASIL BURCHELL· CUTTING TEETH SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN
EdgeInscripted
Mint
MintageND (1780)  - DH#274 - THIS IS NOT A COIN BUT A MEDAL . + . + . + . + . -
ND (1780)  - DH#274a - PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR LONDON . | . | . | . | -
ND (1780)  - DH#274b - milled edge struck on a smaller flan -
Catalog ID2899465690
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