½ Penny Lincolnshire - Spalding / T. Jennings

½ Penny (Lincolnshire - Spalding / T. Jennings) - obverse½ Penny (Lincolnshire - Spalding / T. Jennings) - reverse

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Features

Issuer United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Type Token
Year 1794
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Conder tokens (1787-1797)
Composition Copper
Weight 8.8 g
Diameter 28.9 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
40571
References DH# 6
Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer ; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Britannia standing on the shore looking out to sea, with a spear and shield in her left hand and an olive branch in her right. Ships and men ploughing in the background, legend around

NOTE: small lion below Britannia

Script: Latin

Lettering: SUCCESS TO THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN

Engraver: William Wyon

Reverse

Central monogram cypher on a shield with a half-lion crest, leaves and flowers each side with legend around, date below

NOTE: tail of demi-lion closer to H

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SPALDING HALFPENNY
1794

Engraver: William Wyon

Edge

Inscripted

NOTE: varieties exist

Lettering: PAYABLE AT T. IENNINGS SPALDING & HOLBEACH -- X --

½ Penny (Lincolnshire - Spalding / T. Jennings) -  obverse

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Comments

There are several obverse, reverse and edge varieties of this type, DH#4-6. DH#6a was also struck in Silver.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1794  78% DH#6 - PAYABLE AT T. IENNINGS SPALDING & HOLBEACH -- X --
1794  11% DH#6a - PAYABLE AT I. IORDANS SPALDING & HOLBEACH -- X --
1794  4% DH#6b - PAYABLE AT IOHN FINCHAMS SUFFOLK
1794  4% DH#6c - PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER
1794  4% DH#6d - PAYABLE AT LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE
1794  19% DH#6e - plain edge (not in collar)

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