United Kingdom ½ Penny, 1795

Middlesex - Newgate / Symonds

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Currency Conder tokens (1787 – 1797)
Coin type Token
Denomination ½ Penny
Year 1795
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Weight (g) 10.6
Diameter (mm) 27.5
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Penny from United Kingdom. Issued in 1795. Struck in Copper. Measures 27.5 mm and weighs 10.6 g.

Obverse
Front view of Newgate prison, gratings over the side doors have cross bars as well as upright ones, no period after date in exergue.
Reverse
Plain design, horizontal legend across 8 lines. Note: tail of the '&' turns up
Edge
Milled Note: varieties exist

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1795  — DH#396 - CURRENT EVERYWHERE 13%
1795  — DH#396a - PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSES OF D. WRIGHT & S. PALMER . X . 13%
1795  — DH#396b - milled edge 75%

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