1 Penny Bristol - Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory / S. Guppy
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1811 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 16.8 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 114271 |
| References | Withers# 505 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
Statek płynący w lewo holujący ponton w wewnętrznym kręgu, legenda dookoła.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
PATENT SHEATHING NAIL MANUFACTORY
BRISTOL
Reverse
Nominał w 2 wierszach w podwójnym okręgu, legenda wokół, data poniżej.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
PENNY
TOKEN
PAYABLE BY, S. GUPPY; BRISTOL
1811
Edge
Engrailed
Comments
Fajną historię o Guppy Pennies można znaleźć tutaj:http://talltalesfromthetrees.blogspot.co.at/2012/02/samuel-guppy-1755-1830-makes-tidy-penny.html
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1811 | |||||||||||||||
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