BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Thomas Gorton, Copper Halfpenny, 1794, obv bust facing left, date below, the "4" retrograde, T. GORTON HEREFORD around, rev apple tree and a cask, CYDER . MERCHT. around, edge plain (D&H Herefordshire 6a). Patinated, good extremely fine and very rare.
ex A W Jan Collection, sold by Glendinings, 7 May 1952, this token part of the remainder purchased by A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd in 1955
Estimate: £500-700