1/2 Penny Middlesex - Richardson’s / Fortune

€329,558.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness2.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#467, Atkins#350
Obverse descriptionBlindfolded figure of Fortune stood upon a wheel and between two crowned lottery wheels with royal cyphers, legend above and date in exergue.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNOTHING VENTURE NOTHING HAVE 1795
Reverse descriptionLettering across eight lines.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAT THE OFFICES OF RICHARDSON GOODLUCK & Co No 12807 THE LAST PRIZE OF £30 000 SHARED WAS SOLD IN SIXTEENTHS
EdgePlain.
Mint
Mintage1795  - DH#467 - plain edge -
1795  - DH#467a - MAY HE EVER REIGN IN THE HEARTS OF HIS PEOPLE. -
Catalog ID3655125560
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