½ Penny Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge

½ Penny (Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge) - obverse½ Penny (Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge) - reverse

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Features

Issuer United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Type Token
Year 1793
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Conder tokens (1787-1797)
Composition Copper
Weight 11.12 g
Diameter 29 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
168463
References DH# 394,
Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer ; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.
Atkins# 277
James Atkins; 1892. The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century. W.S. Lincoln, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Bewigged bust of John Wilkinson right with legend around, toothed border.

Note: no period after R

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER

Reverse

A man working at an industrial forge with toothed border, date in exergue.

Note: the top of 1 and 7 slopes.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1793

Edge

Plain with incuse legend.

Note: varieties exist.

Lettering: WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY

Mint

Soho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)

Comments

Similar type (DH#393, Atkins#276) with straight 1 and 7 in date.

Also struck in silver.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1793  32% DH#394 - PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL
1793  58% DH#394a - WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY

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