BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Cornish Metal Company, Copper Halfpenny, 1791, obv Druid's head left within oak wreath, rev shield of arms beneath coronet, CORNISH COPPER HALF AN OUNCE 1791 around, edge plain, in collar (Conder p.26, 1; Pye p.15, 2; Virt p.2; Atkins p.17, 2; D&H Cornwall 2). Minor marks, otherwise good extremely fine.
The Cornish Metal Company, was set up in 1785 as the marketing component of the county's united miners. The company essentially failed and, by 1787, was taken over by Thomas Williams who then controlled sales until, at least, 1792.
Estimate: £60-80