Scarce Donald's Bees and Beehive Birmingham Halfpenny 1792

 

Scarce Donald’s Birmingham (Warwickshire) copper halfpenny token dated 1792. Obverse: Legend: “DONALD & CO STOCKING MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALE & RETAIL. HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT”. Reverse: Bees swarming around a beehive within a circle of leaves with legend: “No 29 BULL STREET BIRMINGHAM 1792”. Plain edge. Listed in "Dalton & Hamer" as "SCARCE". Donald & Co. were stocking manufacturers of Nottingham and Birmingham. Nice  collectable condition, see photograph.

D&H Warwickshire No: 123. Diameter 28.8mm. VF+. £30.00

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