Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Matthew Denton, North Shields, Copper Halfpenny, 1795, obv ship moored alongside a quay, horse and cart in the foreground, MAY NORTHFIELDS FLOURISH around, rev cypher I P R and the date 1795 all within a wreath, NORTHSHIELDS HALFPENNY around, edge plain (Conder p.123, 4; Virt p.82; Atkins p.161, 25; D&H Northumberland 25). Brilliant mint state with full original colour, a little red wax adhering to the reverse, rare.

Estimate: £200-300