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Country: London, Middlesex - Great Britain
Type: Conder Tokens (1787-1797)
Year: 1795
Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD)
Grade: VF/XF
Composition: Copper
Weight: 8.3 g.
Diameter: 28.5 mm (1 mm)
Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: DH# 357a (353 to 358)
Obverse:
Bust facing right, legend around, date under the bust.
Lettering:
J. LACKINGTON
1795
FINSBURY SQUARE.
Reverse:
A small figure of Fame blowing a trumpet surrounded by a double line of legend.
Lettering:
HALFPENNY OF LACKINGTON. ALLEN & CO * BOOKSELLERS IN THE WORLD.CHEAPEST
Edge:
Diagonally milled edge (\\\\\).
Note: varieties exist.
Comment:
James Lackington was a bookseller with a large business at his premises known as “The Temple of the Muses”, No 32 Finsbury Place South, Finsbury Square, London. This token marked the sale of a 25% interest in his company to Robert Allen.
Riferimento : DH# 357
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2...
Collezione : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens