½ Penny Angusshire - Montrose
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Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1797 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.19 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 75335 |
| References | DH# 29 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. James Atkins; 1892. The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century. W.S. Lincoln, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
A distant view of a town and bridge, legend above, date in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MARE DITAT
1797
Reverse
A woman spinning, legend around and in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SURE ARE THE REWARD’S OF INDUSTRY.
MONTROSE
Edge
Inscripted
NOTE: variety exists
Script: Latin
Lettering: LONDON LIVERPOOL OR MONTROSE
Comments
Several varieties of this type exist, DH#27-29
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1797 | DH#29 - LONDON LIVERPOOL OR MONTROSE | 81% | |||||||||||||
| 1797 | DH#29a - plain edge | 13% | |||||||||||||
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