½ Penny Lancashire - Manchester / I. Fielding
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1793 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 10.3 g |
| Diameter | 28.62 mm |
| Thickness | 1.56 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 54059 |
| References | DH# 129 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Arms of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, legend around, date below.
Note: date closer together, tip of right Griffin's wings to second limb of A
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MANCHESTER PROMISSORY HALFPENNY
GOD GRANT GRACE
1793
Reverse
East India Company's bale mark, legend around.
Note: the centre point of shield nearly clear of V
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PAYABLE AT IN.o FIELDINGS GROCER & TEA DEALER
4
V
E I
C
Edge
Plain
Comments
PAYABLE AT IN.o (small 'o' is superscript)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1793 | $ 16 | ||||||||||||||
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