BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, William Parker, (b. 1760), ironmonger with a business located at 4 Kennedy's Lane, Copper Halfpenny (5), 1795, obv female seated, MAY IRELAND EVER FLOURISH, head of female under first limb of E of EVER, initials F.A. under feet, rope from anchor stock descends below knee, rev register stove, DUBLIN HALFPENNY above, edge PAYABLE AT W. PARKER'S OLD BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE X (Atkins p.342, 142; D&H Dublin 352); edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH (Atkins p.343, 142a; D&H Dublin 352a); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Conder p.191, 44; Atkins p.343, 142b; D&H Dublin 352b); edge milled (Atkins p.343, 142c; D&H Dublin 352c); obv head of female directly under E of EVER, no initials under feet, line of ground to first limb of H of FLOURISH, rev register stove, DUBLIN HALFPENNY above, edge PAYABLE AT W. PARKER'S OLD BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE X (Atkins p.343, 143; D&H Dublin 353). D&H 353 from a late state of the obverse die, very fine, others better than extremely fine, D&H 352 and 352b with colour remaining, D&H 352a extremely rare. (5)
D&H 352a ex Spink
D&H 353 ex Daniels Collection
Estimate: £150-200