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This specimen was lot 74895 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Corresponding Society Copper 1/2 Penny Token, 1795. PCGS MS-63 Brown. Beautifully engraved with rich, glossy surfaces." Thousands of varieties exist and [[Conder tokens]] are their own collecting speciality. The Parliamentary reform advocated on the reverse would not happen until the 1830's.
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This specimen was lot 74895 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Corresponding Society Copper 1/2 Penny Token, 1795. PCGS MS-63 Brown. Beautifully engraved with rich, glossy surfaces." Thousands of varieties exist and [[Conder tokens]] are their own collecting speciality. The Parliamentary reform advocated on the reverse would not happen until the 1830's. Many edge varieties exist.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
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''Specification:'' copper.
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''Specification:'' copper, 29 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' D&H-286.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' D&H-286.  
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* [[Hampshire 1795 1/2 penny token D&H-29]], Earl Howe
 
* [[Hampshire 1795 1/2 penny token D&H-29]], Earl Howe
 
* [[Hampshire 1795 half penny token D&H-57]] Portsmouth, John Howard
 
* [[Hampshire 1795 half penny token D&H-57]] Portsmouth, John Howard
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* [[Middlesex 1795 farthing token D&H-1112]] Thos. Spence
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-292]], Coventry Street, filtering stone
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-295]], Davidson
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-295]], Davidson
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-301]], Eaton's Copper
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-301]], Eaton's Copper
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-308]], Guest's Patent Boots
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-313]], T. Hall
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-314]], Hall's
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-315c]], Jeffrey Dunstan
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-315c]], Jeffrey Dunstan
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-389]], Moore's Lace Manufactory
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-389]], Moore's Lace Manufactory
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-396b]], Newgate Prison
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-396b]], Newgate Prison
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H 447]]
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H 447]]
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-480]], Skidmore's
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-522a]], Skidmore's
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-522a]], Skidmore's
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-720]], Spence's
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-726]], Spence's, BRITISH LIBERTY DISPLAYED
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-729b]], Spence's
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-729b]], Spence's
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-748]], Spence's
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-748]], Spence's
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-790b]], Spence's, ODD FELLOWS
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H 904]], Stinton's
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H 904]], Stinton's
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-977]], Princess Caroline of Wales
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* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-985a]], Duke of York
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-1018a]] Lutwyches "General Convenience"
 
* [[Middlesex 1795 half penny token D&H-1018a]] Lutwyches "General Convenience"
 
* [[Middlesex (1795) half penny token D&H-1038g]]
 
* [[Middlesex (1795) half penny token D&H-1038g]]

Latest revision as of 13:50, 2 December 2025

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74895
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This specimen was lot 74895 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Corresponding Society Copper 1/2 Penny Token, 1795. PCGS MS-63 Brown. Beautifully engraved with rich, glossy surfaces." Thousands of varieties exist and Conder tokens are their own collecting speciality. The Parliamentary reform advocated on the reverse would not happen until the 1830's. Many edge varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: D&H-286.

Source:

  • 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. reprinted 2015 by Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, PA.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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