Middlesex 248 (RR). Anderson's. Copper halfpenny. 13.79 gm. 30 mm. Waters: "A few impressions only" 1795. Shield of arms of London, shaded cross arms; LONDON CITY TOKEN in raised letters on a broad rim (The arms represent the shield of St. George, the sword the emblem of St. Paul) / P A monogram; 1795 above, HALFPENNY below. Prooflike and choice. Waters notes that the three obverse varieties of this rare piece were all made by the same die, altered as the minting process moved along.

The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens.