BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Matthew Denton, Sheffield Constitutional Society, Copper Halfpenny, struck over a Macclesfield Halfpenny of Charles Roe, obv cap of liberty upon a pole between oak branches, PRO PATRIA on a label across the pole, SHEFFIELD CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIETY around, the pole points to the base of the T of CONSTITUTIONAL, rev oval shield inscribed BRITAIN between four flags inscribed AMERICA HOLLAND FRANCE POLAND, all dividing the date 1792, UNITE & BE FREE TO PRESERVERE IS TO CONQUER around, the centre pole points to the last E of PERSERVERE, edge PAYABLE AT MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON . X . . (Conder p.182, 27 or 28; Atkins p.256, 57; D&H Yorkshire 61). Nearly mint state with a fair amount of original colour, attractive and very rare.
Estimate: £400-500