BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Matthew Denton, Sheffield Constitutional Society, Copper Halfpenny, appears to be struck over a Liverpool Halfpenny of Thomas Clarke, 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 THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE (probably D&H Yorkshire 62d, DH notes the edge as reading PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLACKE). Surface marks, otherwise about very fine and exceedingly rare. ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 27 September 1913, for 25/-
Estimate: £200-300