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Shepheard’s Plymouth (Devonshire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1796. Obverse: A woman seated on a stool spinning at a wheel with legend: “SAIL CANVAS MANUFACTORY 1796”. Reverse: A weaver sitting working at a loom with legend: “PLYMOUTH HALFPENNY”. Edge inscription: “PAYABLE AT SHEPHEARD DOVE HAMMETT & CO .XX.”. Listed in Bell’s “Commercial coins 1787-1804” as becoming SCARCE, only approximately 15,000 struck. Shepheard, Dove Hammett & Co’s hemp and flax manufactory was founded by eight men as a philanthropic venture to give employment to the poor and to provide for the education and clothing of indigent children. Good collectable condition, discoloured, peeling lacquer removed with acetone leaving slightly uneven tone, see photograph. D&H Devonshire No: 6. Diameter 28.9mm. EF. £55.00 e-mail David at enquiries@abccoinsandtokens.com to order. |