½ Penny Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year	1793
Value	½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1971)
Composition	Copper
Weight	11.12 g
Diameter	29 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 October 1831
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.

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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.

Script: Latin

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		Frequency
Undetermined
1793	DH#394 - PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL	34%
1793	DH#394a - WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY	56%

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