Scarce Spence's Slop-Seller Rouse Britannia Newcastle Halfpenny 1795

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Scarce Jeremiah Spence's Newcastle (Northumberland) copper Conder halfpenny token undated. Obverse: A keelman in his best clothes (which would have been a flat hat, blue coat, yellow waistcoat, slate grey trousers, buckled shoes and a stick) with legend: *J. SPENCE * SLOP-SELLER * NEWCASTLE* JAMES. Reverse: Seated Britannia leaning on shield and holding spear with legend: "ROUSE BRITANNIA!**". Edge inscription: SPENCE x DEALER x IN x COINS x LONDON x”. Listed in Dalton & Hamer as: “SCARCE”. Jeremiah Spence was a slop seller, or seaman's clothier, with a business on the quayside, and was the younger brother of Thomas Spence. Lovely collectable condition but old collector's inked number on obverse, see photograph.

D&H Northumberland No: 6. Diameter 28.5mm. EF+. £95.00

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