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1793 Great Britain Yorkshire Sheffield Half Penny Conder Token D&h 56b Halfpeney

1793 Great Britain Yorkshire Sheffield Half Penny Conder Token D&h 56b Halfpeney UK (Great Britain) photo   Category : Coins: World > Europe > UK (Great Britain) > Half Penny
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1793 Great Britain Yorkshire Sheffield Half Penny Conder Token D&h 56b Halfpeney UK (Great Britain) photo 11793 Great Britain Yorkshire Sheffield Half Penny Conder Token D&h 56b Halfpeney UK (Great Britain) photo 21793 Great Britain Yorkshire Sheffield Half Penny Conder Token D&h 56b Halfpeney UK (Great Britain) photo 3


    

Numismatic data and valuation estimates provided by martyn1977 (Dec 20, 2016)
        
Item Information
Category : Coins: World > Europe > UK (Great Britain) > Half PennyId number: 169318
Circulated/Uncirculated: CirculatedYear: 1793
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ObverseBust of a smiling man in a turned-up, broad-rimmed hat with the word “halfpenny” misspelt in the legend: “YORKSHIRE HALFPENEY 1793”
ReverseA representation of the Arms of the Guild of Cutlers with legend: “PAYABLE IN SHEFFIELD”
Edge plain
The issuer is uncertain but it is thought possibly to have been the diesinker and manufacturer Hands
In Great Britain, a shortage of small denomination coinage had been reported as early as the late 14th century
For many years, no copper or silver coins were minted at all, and in 1775 King George III had halted the production of copper coinage at the Royal Mint
[13] These first tokens bore the image of a hooded Druid, and within two months time were receiving attention in London as a possible solution to the shortage of small denomination coin
[14] Not long after the appearance of the Druid tokens, other cities, businesses, and proprietors would follow suit and begin designing and minting their own small denomination coinage
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