Scarce Thomas Reeves' Benenden Wheat Sheaf Kent Halfpenny 1794
Scarce Thomas Reeves' Benenden (Kent) copper halfpenny token dated 1794. Obverse: A large sheaf of wheat with legend: “PEACE AND PLENTY.”. Reverse: Lion and pellet shield suspended from a knotted ribbon with legend: “BENENDEN HALFPENNY 1794”. Edge inscription: “PAYABLE BY THOMAS REEVES BENENDEN + + +”. Listed in Dalton & Hamer and Bell as “SCARCE”. Approximately 20,000 struck but only a few circulated and the bulk were later destroyed. Thomas Reeves was a tailor and draper with a business in Benenden. Good collectable condition with a dark tone, see photograph. D&H Kent No: 4. Diameter 29.4mm. VF. £30.00 e-mail David at enquiries@abccoinsandtokens.com to order. |