BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, John Hancock, Copper Halfpenny, 1796, obv three umbrellas upon a shield, dividing the date 17 - 98, IOHN HANCOCK UMBRELLA MAKER . NO 19 LEATHER LANE . HOLBORN LONDON. around, rev boy holding a coin tray, DEALER IN COINS AND MEDALS around, HALFPENNY in exergue, edge milled (Pye p.30, 7; Atkins p.96, 233; D&H Middlesex 322). Essentially mint state with subdued original colour, rare.
Estimate: £120-150