BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, Hibernian Mine Company, Copper Halfpenny (4), 1792, obv seated figure of Hibernia left, INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1792, top of head under first diagonal stroke of A of ACT, RP of INCORPORATED touch, ARL and IA of PARLIAMENT touch, harp strings three through eight extend into wing, rev H M Co. cypher, CAMAC KYAN AND CAMAC HALFPENNY, loop of cypher C to first stroke of M of second CAMAC, AMA of first CAMAC touch, AN of AND touch, AMA of second CAMAC touch, AL of HALFPENNY touch, 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 133); obv top of head under centre of A of ACT, RP of INCORPORATED touch, BY widely spaced, AR and IA of PARLIAMENT touch, harp strings four through eight extend into wing, rev top of cypher C points to middle of D of AND, MA of second CAMAC touch,AL and NNY of HALFPENNY touch, comma-like defect on top of cypher o, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH . + . (D&H Dublin 138); obv RA of INCORPORATED touch, F of OF recut over E, ARL and IAM of PARLIAMENT touch, harp strings two, three and five through eight extend into wing, rev MA of first CAMAC touch, AMA of second CAMAC touch, NNY of HALFPENNY touch, crossbar of cypher H chipped on lower left, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH . + . (D&H Dublin 140); obv top of head under second diagonal stroke of A of ACT, RA of INCORPORATED touch, OF widely spaced, RL of PARLIAMENT touch, all harp strings extend into wing, rev AMA of first CAMAC touch, A of AND above N, N's of KYAN and AND missing lower right serif on first downstroke, AMA of second CAMAC touch, AL and NY of HALFPENNY touch, flourish of first downstroke of cypher M between first downstroke of cypher H and lower left flourish of second downstroke of cypher M shows damage, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH (D&H Dublin 153). Generally nearly very fine to better than very fine, firslt with incomplete flan, all rare. (4)
Turner Camac (1751-1830), John Kyan (1743-1801), and John Camac (1769-1843), partners in the Hibernian Mine Company, Dublin
Estimate: £150-200