Yorkshire 1812 half penny token D-150

from the Marathon collection

This token is not considered a Conder token, being issued after Conder wrote his book, but is often included with them as part of the vast array of British private tokens issued before the Royal mint was reformed in 1816. Wikipedia comments, "Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Sheffield played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, with many significant inventions and technologies having developed in the city." Horatio Nelson, depicted on the obverse, was a British war hero killed at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The destruction of the French and Spanish fleets at that battle assured British domination of the seas for the next century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Bell 20, Davis 150.

Source:

• Bell, R. C., Copper Commercial Coins, 1811-1819, Newcastle upon Tyne: Corbitt & Hunter Ltd, 1964
• Paul and Bente Withers, The Token Book, British Tokens of the 17th, 18th & 19th Centuries and Their Values, Llanfyllin, Powys, Wales: Galata Print, Ltd, 2022.

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• Cheshire 1811 shilling token D-1, Nantwich
• Cornwall 1811 shilling token D-7, Launceston, Pearse, Ching, Nicols and Procktor
• Devonshire 1811 shilling token D-19, Teignmouth, I. Holland
• Dorsetshire 1811 6 pence token D-29, Shaftesbury
• Dorsetshire 1811 shilling token D-21, Shaftesbury
• Hampshire 1811 shilling token D-35, Portsmouth
• Middlesex 1811 half penny token D-65, Thomas Wood Auctioneer
• Middlesex 1811 shilling token D-28, London, Robert Warren
• Norfolk 1811 shilling token D-15, Yarmouth, J. Hunton's
• Norfolk 1811 shilling token D-16, Yarmouth: F. R. Reynolds
• Norfolk 1811 shilling token D-17, Yarmouth: F. R. Reynolds
• Northamptonshire 1811 shilling token D-5, Peterborough, Cole & Co.
• Northamptonshire 1811 18 pence token D-3, Peterborough, Cole & Co.
• Somersetshire 1811 shilling token D-23, Bristol, payable at Garratt, Terrell, Bird, Beck & Grigg
• Staffordshire 1811 penny token, Bilston Royal Exchange
• Staffordshire (1814) 2 pence token, John Henrickson
• Staffordshire 1811 shilling token D-2, Bilston, Rushbury and Woolley
• Staffordshire 1811 shilling token D-8, Fazeley, P·H & Co.
• Staffordshire 1811 shilling token D-14, Stafford
• Sussex 1811 shilling token D-11, Chichester
• Warwickshire 1811 shilling token D-8, Birmingham workhouse
• Warwickshire 1812 shilling token D-17, Birmingham workhouse
• Yorkshire 1811 shilling token D-77, York
• Yorkshire 1812 shilling token D-9, Doncaster, Mirfin & Parker
• Yorkshire 1812 shilling token D-32, Leeds workhouse
• Yorkshire 1812 shilling token D-35, Scarborough, Lord & Marshall
• Coins and currency dated 1812