1/2 Penny Middlesex - London / W. Sheward

€53,523.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1792
TypeEmergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight11.67 g
Dimensions31.25 mm
Thickness1.75 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#928
Obverse descriptionBust of Shakespeare to left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLONDON & MIDDLESEX.
Reverse descriptionPlenty seated on bale holding cornucopia with ship in background, date in exergue
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHALFPENNY 1792
EdgePlain, milled and inscripted varieties exist
Mint
Mintage1792  - DH#928 - Upright milling, coarse -
1792  - DH#928a - Upright milling, fine -
1792  - DH#928b - Oblique milling -
1792  - DH#928c - PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ROBERT REYNOLDS & CO -
1792  - DH#928d - Plain (not in collar) -
Catalog ID9900858270
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