BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Richard Maplesden, Copper Halfpenny, 1794, obv bust of the Prince of Wales right, GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES around, stop after WALES, the stop nearly touches the waistcoat, extent of hairline between E of PRINCE and O of OF, rev crest of the Prince of Wales, ICH DIEN. HALFPENNY . above, 1794 below, no stop after HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE AT RICHARD MAPLESDENS WINCHELSEA . X . ÷ (Atkins p.200, 36; D&H Sussex 39). Small spot of verdigris on the obverse, otherwise good extremely fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate: £200-300