Rare Salisbury (Wiltshire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1791. Obverse: A bust to the left with legend: "PAYABlE AT SAlISBURY". Reverse: "WGM" monogram in script in centre with legend: "HAlFPENNY 1791". Diagonally milled edge. Note the lower case "l"s in the legends. Listed in Bell's "Specious Tokens and those struck for General Circulation 1784-1804" as "R - RARE". Issuer and die-sinker unknown. Reasonable collectable condition with flan crack, see photograph. D&H Wiltshire No: 12. Diameter 30.0mm. F+. £35.00 e-mail David at enquiries@abccoinsandtokens.com to order. |