Scarce Garraway's Croydon (Surrey) copper halfpenny token dated 1797. Obverse: Cypher of "DG" in centre with legend: "• HALFPENNEY • PAYBLE AT GARRAWAYS CROYDON". Reverse: A teapot in centre with legend: "THE BEST TEAS IN CROYDON • 1797 •". Plain edge. Note the diesinker's spelling errors. Garraway was a tea dealer and grocer with a business in Croydon. Listed in Bell's "Commercial Coins 1787-1804" as "SCARCE". Lovely collectable condition for type with the reverse struck from a rusty die as usual, see photograph. D&H Surrey No: 7. Diameter 29.0mm. EF-. £75.00 e-mail David at enquiries@abccoinsandtokens.com to order. |