BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, Talbort Fyan, (d. >1846) grocer and confectioner, 18 Poolbeg Street, Dublin, Copper Halfpenny (3), 1794, obv figure of Justice, FOR THE HONOR AND USE OF TRADE, rev bottle labeled BRANDY, a sugar loaf, TALBOT FYAN GROCER POOLBEG STREET DUBLIN *, edge HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR DERRY (Conder p.191, 41; Virt p.1; Atkins p.339, 99; D&H Dublin 308); edge PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR DERRY . X . X . (Atkins p.339 99a; D&H Dublin 308a); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (D&H Dublin 308c). D&H 308 with scattered marks and small spot, otherwise nearly mint state and with substantial original colour, D&H 308a struck from a late state of the obverse die, nearly good extremely fine, D&H 308c struck from a late state of both dies, better than extremely fine and exceptionally rare with this edge. (3)
D&H 308a ex Daniels Collection
D&H 308c ex Spink
Estimate: £250-350