½ Penny Middlesex - Political and Social Series / Newton

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year	1793
Value	½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1971)
Composition	Copper
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	15 October 1831
Number	N# 441993
References	DH# 1035 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. , Atkins# 128 James Atkins; 1892. The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century. W.S. Lincoln, London, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

Bust to left, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SR. ISAAC NEWTON

Reverse

A caduceus, olive branch and cornucopia, denomination above, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HALFPENNY.
1793

Edge

Incuse lettering (varieties exist, see below).

Script: Latin

Lettering: PAYABLE IN HULL AND IN LONDON . - X - .

Comments

Edge variety DH#1035a:

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Date	References
Undetermined
1793	DH# 1035 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE IN HULL AND IN LONDON . - X - .
1793	DH# 1035a Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER . X . X .
1793	DH# 1035b Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE LIVERPOOL.
1793	DH# 1035c Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	Engrailed
1793	DH# 1035d Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	Plain

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