BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Matthew Denton, Sheffield Constitutional Society, Copper Halfpenny, 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 between the I and 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 between the R and E of PERSERVERE, edge PAYABLE AT MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON . X ., undertype not discernable (D&H Yorkshire 62). Nearly very fine and exceptionally rare.
noted as from the Hamer Collection, which would be Glendinings, 26-28 November 1930, lot 462 (part)
Estimate: £250-300