Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, Hibernian Mine Company, Copper Halfpenny (5), 1792, obv seated figure of Hibernia left, INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1792, top of head under centre of A of ACT, RA of INCORPORATED touch, AR and IA of PARLIAMENT touch and R is recut on the lower right, harp strings one, two and four through six extend into the wing, rev H M Co. cypher, CAMAC KYAN AND CAMAC HALFPENNY, loop of cypher C to first stroke of M of second CAMAC, MA of first CAMAC touch, AMA of second CAMAC touch, NNY of HALFPENNY touch, crossbar of cypher H chipped on lower left, lower intersection of first stroke of cypher H and first stroke flourish of cypher M meet with a thin line on the right side, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH . + . (D&H Dublin 67); obv B of BY recut on top, ARL and IA of PARLIAMENT touch, harp strings five through seven extend into wing, rev top of cypher C points to right side of D of AND, MA of first CAMAC touch, AMA of second CAMAC touch, AL of HALFPENNY touch, 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 69); obv lower left base to first stroke of N of INCORPORATED, upper left base touches C of INCORPORATED, upper right base to stem of E of PARLIAMENT. D of INCORPORATED without lower serif, all R's open on top, rev AN of AND touch, AM of second CAMAC touch, NY of HALFPENNY touch, H of HALFPENNY recut on left, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH . + . (Atkins p.335, 31; D&H Dublin 71); obv top of head under AC of ACT, lower left base to first stroke of N of INCORPORATED, upper right base to first stroke of N of PARLIAMENT, RP and AT of INCORPORATED touch, AR and AM of PARLIAMENT touch, harp strings three through seven extend into wing, rev top of cypher C points to right side D of AND, AM of first CAMAC touch, A of HALFPENNY without lower right serif on first diagonal stroke, NY of HALFPENNY touch, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH (D&H Dublin 81); obv top of head under C of ACT, lower left base to first stroke of N of INCORPORATED, lower right base to T of PARLIAMENT, upper right base to between EN of PARLIAMENT, second A of PARLIAMENT below I, EN of PARLIAMENT touch, 9 above 7, 2 above 9, harp strings thin and widely spaced, rev cypher H M C, 1793 style cypher without o, top of cypher C to middle of D of AND, H of HALFPENNY below A, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH (D&H Dublin 89). D&H 89 fair, exceptionally rare, D&H 81 with defacing marks, otherwise nearly very fine, others generally very fine for issue and rare. (5)

Turner Camac (1751-1830), John Kyan (1743-1801), and John Camac (1769-1843), partners in the Hibernian Mine Company, Dublin

Estimate: £150-250