19th CENTURY TOKENS, Yorkshire. Sheffield. CU Penny Token (34mm, 16.38 g, 5h). Contemporary counterfeit(?). Dated 1812. VF.Electronic Auction 551 British Tokens, Copper Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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19th CENTURY TOKENS, Yorkshire. Sheffield. CU Penny Token (34mm, 16.38 g, 5h). Contemporary counterfeit(?). Dated 1812. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of George III right / Britannia seated left on Union shield, holding olive branch and trident. Edge: crudely center grained. Withers 1071; Davis 121. Brown surfaces, some marks and scratches. VF. Rare possible contemporary counterfeit. |