Herefordshire 1796 penny token D&H-2

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Jean Elsen sale 122, lot 1089
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This specimen was lot 1089 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €165 (about US$253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GRANDE-BRETAGNE, Token, Herefordshire, Hereford, Cu Milton's penny, 1796, Droit: Taureau boutant à gauche au-dessus de ses chaînes brisées. Revers: Un pommier et une charrue dans une couronne de chêne. Superbe. (Great Britain, Herefordshire, Milton's penny of 1796. Obverse: a bull charges to left, trampling broken chains; reverse: an apple tree and plow in an oak wreath. Extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 17,86 g.

Catalog reference: D&H-2.

Source:

  • [1]Philippe Elsen et al., Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014.
  • Conder, James. An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size. Ipswich: G. Jermyn, 1798.
  • Dalton, Richard, and Samuel H. Hamer. The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century. 1910-1917.

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