BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Prattent, Rowland Burdon, Copper Halfpenny, 1796, struck over a Liverpool Halfpenny of Thomas Clarke, obv bridge, SPAN 236 F. Height 100 F. above within a circle, WEARMOUTH BRIDGE . ERECTED A . D. 1796 around, rev IRON BRIDGE . R. BURDON Esq. INVENT. within wreath, edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE (D&H Durham 10d). Small spot on the reverse, otherwise nearly mint state with some original colour remaining, extremely rare with this edge.
Estimate: £200-300