BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, Hibernian Mine Company, Copper Halfpenny, 1794, obv seated figure of Hibernia left, harp with twelve strings, top of still points to middle of a leaf, 1 and 7 lean left, rust lump to right of 4, rev H M Co. cypher, CAMAC KYAN AND CAMAC HALFPENNY, loop of cypher C to first stroke of M of second CAMAC, top of cypher C points to middle of D of AND, MA of first CAMAC touch, AC of first CAMAC leans right, MA of second CAMAC touch, NY of HALFPENNY touch, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH . + . (D&H Dublin 262). Nearly very fine and rare.
ex Macmillan Collection
ex L L Fletcher Collection, acquired 18 February 1902 for 4d
Turner Camac (1751-1830), John Kyan (1743-1801), and John Camac (1769-1843), partners in the Hibernian Mine Company, Dublin
Estimate: £70-90