BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, Hibernian Mine Company, Copper Halfpenny (2), 1792, obv seated figure of Hibernia left, INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1792, top of head under left diagonal stroke of A, lower left base touches N of INCORPORATED. D of INCORPORATED without lower serif, RP of INCORPORATED touch, harp strings five and six extend into wing, rev H M Co cypher, CAMAC KYAN AND CAMAC HALFPENNY, loop of cypher C to centre of M of second CAMAC, second diagonal stroke of A of KYAN recut to left, A of HALFPENNY without crossbar and touches H, M's of CAMAC missing second diagonal strokes, upper intersection of first stroke of cypher H and first stroke flourish of cypher M is notched on the right side, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH . + . (D&H Dublin 33); rev top of cypher C points to right of D of AND, AM of first CAMAC touch, L of HALFPENNY above A, HA and NY of HALFPENNY touch, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH . + . (D&H Dublin 33bis). First very fine, second nearly fine, both rare. (2)
Turner Camac (1751-1830), John Kyan (1743-1801), and John Camac (1769-1843), partners in the Hibernian Mine Company, Dublin
Estimate: £100-150