Charles Roe's Macclesfield (Cheshire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1792. Obverse: Ornamental cypher of “R & C” (Roe & Company), surmounted by a beehive and bees with legend: “MACCLESFIELD.”. Reverse: Seated female “Genius” holding in her right hand a drill, and a cogwheel of eight spokes in her left: “HALFPENNY. 1792”. Edge inscription: “LONDON BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL”. This is a contemporary counterfeit of the Charles Roe series. Good collectable condition, cleaned in the past, see photograph.

D&H Cheshire No: 72c. Diameter 29mm. F. £10.00

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