Hand's Sheffield (Yorkshire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1793. Obverse: Bust of a smiling man in a turned-up, broad-rimmed hat with the word “halfpenny” misspelt in the legend: “YORKSHIRE HALFPENEY 1793”. Reverse: A representation of the Arms of the Guild of Cutlers with legend: “PAYABLE IN SHEFFIELD”. Plain edge. The issuer is uncertain but it is thought possibly to have been the diesinker and manufacturer Hands. Ex-Neil Beaton Collection. An interesting token, with a glaring spelling error, in lovely collectable condition for type with weak strike at high points, see photograph. D&H Yorkshire No: 56b. Diameter 29mm. VF+. £45.00 e-mail David at d-stuart@d-stuart.demon.co.uk to order. www.abccoinsandtokens.com |