1/2 Penny Middlesex - Lackington’s

€53,392.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight8.63 g
Dimensions28.77 mm
Thickness1.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#355, Atkins#251
Obverse descriptionA three-quarter bust to left above date, with quatrefoil after legend.  Note: the 1 of date is just under the bottom button of coat
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringJ . LACKINGTON * 1794.
Reverse descriptionA figure of Fame, blowing a trumpet, two concentric circular legends surround  Note: a dot at the end of inner legend instead of an annulet, the period after `LACKINGTON` is over the N of `IN`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHALFPENNY OF LACKINGTON . ALLEN & CO. CHEAPEST BOOKSELLERS IN THE WORLD.
EdgeInscripted
Mint
Mintage1794  - DH#355 - PAYABLE AT THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSES * / * / * / -
1794  - DH#355a - PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL -
1794  - DH#355b - HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THE BLACK HORSE TOWER HILL. -
1794  - DH#355c - PAYABLE AT BECCLES SUFFOLK -
1794  - DH#355d - milled edge -
Catalog ID4602127480
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