½ Penny Lincolnshire - Sleaford / John of Gaunt

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Years	1791-1794
Value	½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1971)
Composition	Copper
Weight	12 g
Diameter	30 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 October 1831
Number	N# 123271
References	DH# 3 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Bust of John of Gaunt in ducal coronet facing left, legend around

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER

Engraver: Roger Dixon

Reverse

Shield of the Duke of Bridgewater (Argent, a lion rampant gules, between three pheons sable) surmounted by a ducal coronet, legend around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SUCCESS TO NAVIGATION
SIC DONEC

Translation: Thus until

Engraver: Roger Dixon

Edge

Inscribed

NOTE: varieties exist

Script: Latin

Lettering: PAYABLE BY THOMAS BALL SEAFORD .+.+.+.+.

Comments

John of Gaunt, the fourth son of Edward III, was born at Ghent (Gaunt) around 1340 and was later made the Duke of Lancaster and was also the Earl of Lincoln. His son by his first wife, Blanche, later became Henry V. This curious token was constructed by Lutwyche for Thomas Ball, a grocer and ironmonger of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. He used John of Gaunt's head from Worswick's Lancaster token on one side and the Duke of Bridgewater's arms from Fielding's token on the other so like many Conder tokens of the time, it is effectively a mule and with only three cwts originally struck, it is quite scarce.

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Date	References		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1791-1794)	DH# 3 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE BY THOMAS BALL SEAFORD .+.+.+.+.	32%
ND (1791-1794)	DH# 3a Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE BY I. SIMMONS STAPLEHURST	0%
ND (1791-1794)	DH# 3b Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	plain edge	63%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 14 Lot 364	28 Mar 2020	ND (1791-1794) – DH# 3b – plain edge	VF	USD 13.93 (EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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