½ Penny Yorkshire – Leeds / Paley’s
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Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1791 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 9.96 g |
| Diameter | 29.09 mm |
| Thickness | 1.94 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 52842 |
| References | DH# 52 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Pełnowymiarowa postać biskupa Blaze'a trzymającego wełniany grzebień z jagnięciem u stóp, legenda wokół
UWAGA: wełniany grzebień prawie dotyka liter "T" i "R" i odstaje od legendy prawie pod kątem prostym.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: ARTIS NOSTRÆ CONDITOR.
Reverse
Sowa nad tarczą herbową dzielącą datę, legenda wokół
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
LEEDS HALFPENNY
1791
Edge
Napis na krawędzi
Script: łaciński
Lettering: PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL.
Comments
(en)
This coin exists on both large and small flans.
Edge Variants
This coin is known to have two distinct edge variants:
- Variant 1: Inscribed with the text “PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL.”
- Variant 2: Inscribed with the text “PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF RICHARD PALEY .XX.”
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1791 | $ 23 | $ 32 | (en) Edge lettering var.1 | 91% | |||||||||||
| 1791 | (en) Edge lettering var.2 | 11% | |||||||||||||
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