United Kingdom ½ Penny, 1790 – 1792

Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Currency Conder tokens (1787 – 1797)
Coin type Token
Denomination ½ Penny
Year 1790 – 1792
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Weight (g) 12
Diameter (mm) 30
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Penny from United Kingdom. Issued from 1790 to 1792. Struck in Copper. Measures 30 mm and weighs 12 g.

Obverse
Portrait of Charles Roe facing right, legend and date around. Note: varieties exist - DH#16-59, 61, 63-72 (alignment of edge of coat to legend)
Reverse
Seated female figure facing left, holding shaft of windlass in right hand and cogwheel in left, date in exergue. Note: varieties exist - DH#16-59, 61, 63-72 (alignment of top bar to legend, space above head, length of loop of rope, spacing of date letters, alignment to period)
Edge
Incuse legend Note: varieties exist

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1792  — DH#56-59, 67-72 15%
1791  — DH#28-55, 63-66 74%
1790  — DH#16-27, 61 27%

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