Great Britain 1812 Half Penny Token Staffordshire 117 Wednesbury
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1812 Half Penny Token – For Public Accommodation – ROYAL EXCHANGE
Bronze center grained half penny token. Obverse shows bare headed bust of George III with legend “HALF PENNY TOKEN”. Reverse shows the Royal Exchange in London (which burned down in 1838) and the legends “FOR PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION – ROYAL EXCHANGE”. Catalogued in British Tokens and their Values (Seaby 1984) as Staffordshire 117. Somewhat sketchily attributed to a mint in Wednesbury and issued by one Abel Round. According to the British Museum Abel Round was a merchant/tradesman or malster from Wednesbury in the West Midlands (Staffordshire).
Coin Information
| Reference Number: | C101601 |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Denomination: | Half Penny |
| Year: | 1812 |
| Mint: | Wednesbury |
| Grade: | AU |
References:
American Numismatic Society: Bronze 1/2 penny of Abel Round, Wednesbury, 1812. 1858.4.10. [ONLINE] Available at: http://numismatics.org/collection/1858.4.10. [Accessed 08 October 2016].
British Museum. 2016. British Museum – Term details . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=193342. [Accessed 08 October 2016].
British Tokens and their Values, Seaby 1984 pp181