Eccleston’s Lancaster (Lancashire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1794. Obverse: Detailed bust to left with legend: “DANIEL ECCLESTON LANCASTER”. Reverse: A sailing ship, a plough and a flying shuttle with legend: “THE LANCASHIRE HALFPENNY 1794”, with: “AGRICULT. MANUFACT. & COMMERCE” in exergue. Plain edge. Eccleston was an eccentric coin and medal collector who lived in Queen Street Lancaster. He struck a large medallion featuring George Washington and presented it to the American Government and the Emperor of Russia along with other heads of state. He made and lost a fortune and his last act was to write a letter from the grave after his death. Reasonable collectable condition, see photograph.

D&H Lancashire No: 58. Diameter 29.0mm. VF. £25.00

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