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 IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL . X ., undertype not discernable (D&H Yorkshire 62b). Nearly very fine and exceedingly rare.
ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 20 December 1925, for 50/-
Estimate: £300-400