½ Penny Bristol - Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory
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Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1811 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 16539 |
| References | Withers# 485 Paul Withers, Bente R. Withers; 2010. The Token Book / Volume 1. 17th 18th & 19th Century Tokens and their Values. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom. William John Davis; 1904. The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man: To which are added tokens of over one penny value of any period. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Ship sailing to the right, masts leaning backwards, inner circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PATENT SHEATHING NAIL MANUFACTORY
BRISTOL
Reverse
Denomination across three horizontal lines within double inner circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PAYABLE AT BRISTOL AND LONDON
HALF
PENNY
TOKEN
1811
Edge
Reeded
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Comments
This is a rather incongruous variety of the left-sailing ship token. The bowsprit and stern ensign have been swapped to indicate that the ship is sailing right but the sails are billowing as if the ship were sailing to the left.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1811 | 
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$ 17 | |||||||||||||
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