BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, Uncertain Issuer, Copper Halfpenny (4), 1792, obv seated figure of Hibernia left, INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARD . 1792, harp with seven strings, top of head under lower right serif of T of ITS, top of harp to stem of first R of REWARD, 2 larger than 9, rev H M C cypher, CANAC . RYAN . AND . CANAC . HALFPENNY, cypher without o, F of HALFPENNY without crossbar, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN CORK OR DERRY oooo (Conder p.189, 18; Atkins p.336, 52; D&H Dublin 180); obv top of head under TS of ITS, top of harp to middle of first R of REWARD, 1 very high, rev H M Co. cypher, CANAC RYAN AND CANAC HALFPENNY, loop of cypher C to first stroke of N of second CANAC, first C of first CANAC low and touches A, E of HALFPENNY with extremely thick crossbar, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN CORK DERRY OR LIMERICK oooo (D&H Dublin 184); obv top of harp between RE of REWARD, rev H M Co. cypher, CANAC RYAN AND CANAC . HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLISHANNON (D&H Dublin 185a); obv 1794, harp with nine strings, rev loop of cypher C to centre of N of second CANAC, top of cypher C points to right side of D of AND, NY of HALFPENNY touch, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN CORK OR DERRY ooo (Atkins p.336, 55; D&H Dublin 187). D&H 180 struck from a very late state and rusted dies, extremely fine for issue, D&H 184 and 185a nearly fine, D&H 187 nearly extremely fine, D&H 180 and 187 rare, D&H 185a very rare, D&H 184 exceptionally rare. (4)
Estimate: £150-200