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Scarce Clarke's Liverpool (Lancashire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1792. Obverse: Man of war in full sail to right: “LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY”. Reverse: Cormorant in shield surmounted by another, both holding seaweed in beaks, with bulrushes either side: “DEUS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT 1792”. Edge inscription: “PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE .X.X.”. Thomas Clarke was a grocer living at 12, Cable Street, and had a warehouse at No. 4, Marshall Street in Liverpool. Listed in Dalton & Hamer as: “SCARCE”. Ex-Neil Beaton Collection. Nice collectable condition with rich brown tone, see photograph. D&H Lancashire No: 95. Diameter 29mm. VF+. £25.00 e-mail David at d-stuart@d-stuart.demon.co.uk to order. www.abccoinsandtokens.com |