Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 37 18 Nov 2020
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Dorsetshire 6. Poole. Copper halfpenny. 9.83 gm. 29 mm. 1793. Hope leaning on an anchor and an oval sign reading JAS BAYLY DRAPER POOLE / The arms of Poole; PROSPERITY TO THE TOWN OF POOLE around, 1795 below. Edge: I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND ONE HALFPENNY. Uncirculated; even brown toning; flan surface crack on obverse at 1' running from edge into shield and a small missing portion of the flan at 6'; both present before the piece was struck.
The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens.