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 1790
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Conder tokens (1787-1797)
Composition Copper
Weight 14.65 g
Diameter 29.65 mm
Thickness 2.65 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
52956
References DH# 386,
Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer ; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.
Atkins# 269
James Atkins; 1892. The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century. W.S. Lincoln, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Bewigged bust of John Wilkinson right, legend around.

Note: no period, R close to frill

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER

Reverse

Man working an industrial forge, date in exergue.

Note: straight 1 and 7

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1790

Edge

Plain with incuse legend.

Lettering: WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY

½ Penny (Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge) -  obverse

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Mint

Soho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1790  404 217

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