Halfpenny - Lincolnshire Grantham / Town
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1667 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | English Trade Tokens (1648-72) |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 1.32 g |
| Diameter | 18.48 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1674 |
| Number | N# 361257 |
| References | B-W# 95 William Boyne, George Charles Williamson (ed.). Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales and Ireland, by corporations, merchants, tradesmen, etc.. Elliot Stock, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Borough arms within inner beaded circle, legend around.
Note: arms of five rows 3,2,3,2,1 (see below)
Script: łaciński
Lettering: A.HALFPENY.TO.BE.EXCHANG
Reverse
(en) Date below name of town within inner beaded circle, legend around.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
BY.YE.OVERSEERS.OF.YE.POORE
GRAN
THAM
1667
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en) Obverse die varieties:
B-W#96 Arms of six rows 3,2,3,2,3,2; larger lettering;
B-W#97 Arms of six rows 3,3,3,3,3,3,2.
From the Boyne-Williamson catalogue:
“Dec. 20, 1667. Thomas Short, Alderman. Whereas, Mr. Alderman this day acquainted the court that several corporations have set forth brass halfpence with the towns arms on them, for the benefit of the poor of the said towns, and that it might be very advantageous to the Corporation to do likewise, and desired the court to take the same into their consideration. Whereupon the same court orders that the present Chamberlain do send to London for brass half-pence, with the chequer on the one side, and Grantham and the year of our Lord on the other side. And to be written about the rim, ‘To be exchanged by the Overseers of the Poor,’ and that the same may be obtained as soon as may be.”
B-W#96 Arms of six rows 3,2,3,2,3,2; larger lettering;
B-W#97 Arms of six rows 3,3,3,3,3,3,2.
From the Boyne-Williamson catalogue:
“Dec. 20, 1667. Thomas Short, Alderman. Whereas, Mr. Alderman this day acquainted the court that several corporations have set forth brass halfpence with the towns arms on them, for the benefit of the poor of the said towns, and that it might be very advantageous to the Corporation to do likewise, and desired the court to take the same into their consideration. Whereupon the same court orders that the present Chamberlain do send to London for brass half-pence, with the chequer on the one side, and Grantham and the year of our Lord on the other side. And to be written about the rim, ‘To be exchanged by the Overseers of the Poor,’ and that the same may be obtained as soon as may be.”
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1667 | |||||||||||||||
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