 | 1795 CAMBRIDGESHIRE FARTHING TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | EF | D&H - 36 |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 61,000
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | 1791 CHESHIRE MacClesfield HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1791 | VF | D&H - 40 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 1,030,000
DIESINKER: John G. Hancock MANUFACTURER: John G. Hancock
 | 1791 CORNWALL Cornwall County HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1791 | NGC AU-50 | D&H - 2 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation
DIESINKER: Jean Pierre Droz MANUFACTURER: Matthew Boulton
 | 1794 ESSEX Chelmsford HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | VF | D&H - 5 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT CLACHAR & CO'S CHELMSFORD ESSEX."
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 103,000
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | 1794 HAMPSHIRE Emsworth HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | Prooflike AU | D&H - 12c |
EDGE: "CURRENT EVERY WHERE --•-- --•-- --•--"
Not intended for general circulation - Issued by John Stride
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
This token is a mule of the reverse of D&H Hampshire 10, here used as the obverse and the reverse of D&H Hampshire 11. It may have originally been intended that these mules would be sold to collectors, but as a large number exits it seems that they were sold to merchants and entered circulation.
 | 1792 HAMPSHIRE Isle of Wight HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1792 | EF | D&H - 46 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT HIS OFFICE NEWPORT."
Issued for general circulation
DIESINKER: William Mainwaring MANUFACTURER: William Mainwaring
 | 1791 HAMPSHIRE Portsmouth HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1791 | NGC AU-58 | D&H - 89 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO."
Issued for general circulation
DIESINKER: Rambert Dumarest MANUFACTURER: Matthew Boulton
 | 1794 HEREFORDSHIRE Hereford HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | NGC MS-66 BN | D&H - 5 |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 15,500
DIESINKER: Arnold MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
ex Don Rupp Collection, purchased in October 2004
ex Guilford Courthouse Collection, sold August 2004
ex Jerry Bobbe Collection, sold at Cincinnati EAC Auction April 1999
 | 1795 HERTFORDSHIRE Stortford HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | AU | D&H - 4 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT BISHOPS STORTFORD."
Issued for general circulation
DIESINKER: Conrad Heinrich Kuchler MANUFACTURER: Matthew Boulton
 | 1794 KENT Faversham HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | EF | D&H - 20 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE IN LANCASTER, LONDON OR BRISTOL"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 20,600
DIESINKER: Roger Dixon MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
The town of Faversham was a summer resort for medieval royalty from early medieval times and the sea has always been an important part of its existence, thus the appearance of the medieval sloop on the obverse of this token. Because of its importance to kings of old, Faversham was granted the unique honor of being allowed to use the Royal Arms as its City Arms. King Stephen is buried at Faversham Abbey. The Cinque Ports were established in 1155 and granted privileges in exchange for their service during times of war.
 | 1795 KENT Maidstone HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | BU | D&H - 36 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE BY HENRY OLIVERS ++"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 15,500
DIESINKER: Roger Dixon MANUFACTURER: C
 | 1794 LANCASHIRE Lancaster HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | VF | D&H - 46 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE IN LANCASTER, LONDON OR BRISTOL."
 | 1794 LANCASHIRE Lancaster HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | NGC AU-58 | D&H - 58 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE.IN.LANCASTER.LIVERPOOL.&.MANCHESTER."
Issued for general circulation
DIESINKER: Ponthon MANUFACTURER: Matthew Boulton
 | 1794 LINCOLNSHIRES leaford HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | F | D&H - 3 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE BY THOMAS BALL SLEAFORD +.+.+.+."
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 15,500
DIESINKER: Roger Dixon MANUFACTURER: Roger Dixon
Thomas Ball was a grocer and ironmonger in Sleaford.
"Notes On Eighteenth Century Tokens" states that this token is of interest in that it is made from two old dies that were used for other tokens.
This token is of further interest in that is has been counterstamped "STAINTON" on the obverse.
 | 1794 LINCOLNSHIRE Spalding HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | VF | D&H - 4 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT T. IENNING'S SPALDING & HOLBEACH -X-"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 51,500
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
Listed as SCARCE in Dalton & Hamer
"Notes On Eighteenth Century Tokens" states: Mintage 51,500, but only a few of No. 4 as the die broke.
 | 1794 LINCOLNSHIRE Wainfleet HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 8a |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSES OF D. WRIGHT & S. PALMER X"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 51,500
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | 1794 MIDDLESEX Young's PENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | AU | D&H - 39 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSES OF D. WRIGHT & S. PALMER X"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 2,000
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | 1795 MIDDLESEX Davidson's HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | BU | D&H - 295 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF T & R DAVIDSONS"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 51,500
DIESINKER: John G. Hancock MANUFACTURER: Thomas Dobbs
 | MIDDLESEX Hall's HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| Not Dated | AU | D&H - 319c |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 56,600
DIESINKER: Roger Dixon MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
 | 1795 MIDDLESEX Richardson's Goodluck & Co. HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | NGC MS-63 RB | D&H - 468 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation
The obverse of this token depicts Fortune standing in front of two lottery wheels and bears the inscription "NOTHING VENTURE NOTHING HAVE." One might assume that the similar modern phrase is derived from this saying. The reverse records the winning number in Richardson's previous lottery and the prize of £30,000.
 | 1795 MIDDLESEX Skidmore's HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | BU | D&H - 480 |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Skidmore
 | 1795 MIDDLESEX Spence's HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | NGC MS-63 BN | D&H - 833a |
EDGE: Plain
Not intended for general circulation - Issued by Thomas Spence, a London coin dealer.
MANUFACTURER: Peter Kimpson
The inscription "END OF PAIN" is a pun on Thomas Paine, who was hated by most Englishmen of the 1790s. The designer is suggesting that the obverse scene would in fact be a welcome end to Thomas Paine. The inscription "THE WRONGS OF MAN" is an obvious jab at Paine's book "The Rights of Man" which was published in 1791. The date on the right leaf of the book 21 January 1793 is the date that King Louis XVI of France was executed. The suggestion here is that Paine's ideas lead to the death of the King of France and would do the same for the King of England if his ideas were to gain a following there.
This token is attributed to Thomas Spence by Dalton & Hamer, however it seems most unlikely that Spence an ardent follower of Thomas Paine would have issued a token of this nature.
 | 1795 MIDDLESEX Spittle's HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | EF | D&H - 903 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation
James Spittle, was a cheesemonger loctaed at No.6 Broadway, Blackfriars, London.
 | MIDDLESEX Miscellaneous Series HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| Not Dated | VF | D&H - 924 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general sale - MINTAGE: 15,500
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Skidmore
Listed as R in Dalton & Hamer
 | 1795 MIDDLESEX National Series HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | VF | D&H - 981d |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation
 | MIDDLESEX Political & Social Series HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | AU | D&H - 1012 |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation
 | 1793 MIDDLESEX Political & Social Series HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 1033 |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation
 | MIDDLESEXPolitical & Social Series HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| c. 1795 | VF | D&H - 1039d |
EDGE: Plain
 | MIDDLESEXSkidmore FARTHING TOKEN |  |
| 1796 | VF | D&H - 1127 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation - Sold by Peter Skidmore, a London coin dealer.
 | NORFOLKNorwich HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 20 |
EDGE: "CURRENT EVERY WHERE"
Issued for general circulation
 | OXFORDSHIREBanbury HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| Not Dated | EF | D&H - 1 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT BANBURY OXFORD OR READING"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 25,750
DIESINKER: Arnold MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
 | SHROPSHIRECoalbrook Dale HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | VF | D&H - 10 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT COALBROOK-DALE AND KETLEY"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 309,000
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
PIGGOT's DIRECTORY 1822 - "COALBROOK-DALE situated about two miles from Madeley, is a winding glen, between two vast hills which break into various forms with beautiful hanging woods. Here and in the neighbourhood, are the most considerable iron works in England; the forges mills and steam engines with all their vast machinery, the flaming furnaces, and smoking lime kilns, form. a spectacle, horribly sublime; while the stupendous iron arch, striding over the Severn, gives these scenes a yet nearer resemblance to the ideas in romance. This famous bridge was built in the year 1779, the whole having been previously cast in open sand; all the principal parts were erected in three months, without any accident to the work or workmen, or the least obstruction to the navigation of the river."
Click thumbnail to view a photograph of the Ironbridge as it looks today
The inclined plane at Ketley was built in 1789. It was designed to allow boats transit of the Ketley Canal which rose some 73 feet. In the space provided, a system of locks was not practical, thus the inclined plane was devised. It worked using a self balance system by which full boats going down would pull empty boats up. It was closed in 1818.
 | SHROPSHIREShrewsbury HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 20 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT SHREWSBURY + +"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 515,000
DIESINKER: John G. Hancock MANUFACTURER: John G. Hancock
Listed as R in Dalton & Hamer
 | SOMERSETSHIREBath HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | AU | D&H - 26 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 51,500
DIESINKER: Arnold MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
 | SOMERSETSHIREBath HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | EF | D&H - 34 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT W. GYE'S PRINTER BATH x . x "
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 41,200
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
 | SOMERSETSHIREBath HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | EF | D&H - 50 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE BY X M. LAMBE & SON."
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 103,000
DIESINKER: Arnold MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
Mary Lambe & Son - Tea Dealers & Grocers of Stall Street Bath. The use of the camel in late Eighteenth Century art was a common one owing to the first major European explorations of the Near East during that period. It was intended to convey a feel of the exotic on the part of the viewer, it this case the exotic teas, coffee and spices offered by Ms. Lambe. The building shown on the reverse of this token is the Old East India House located at Leadenhall Street, London, it was built in 1729. India House was the headquarters of the East India Company which ruled British India until 1858, it was demolished in 1800 to make room for the New East India House. Again this motif was intended to suggest the exotic imports of the East.
Click thumbnail to view a period print of India House | SOMERSETSHIREBristol HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 89 |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 103,000
DIESINKER: John G. Hancock MANUFACTURER: John G. Hancock
 | SUFFOLKBury HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| Not Dated | EF | D&H - 26 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT P. DECKS POST OFFICE BURY .XX."
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 25,750
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | SUFFOLKIpswich HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | CH. AU | D&H - 35 |
EDGE: Milled
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 103,000
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
"James Conder was a linen draper at Tavern Street, Ipswich. He was an ardent collector of tokens and the author of the standard work on the subject until it was superseded by that of Atkins in 1892. This is therefore the origin of the generic name of Conder Tokens for these pieces." David Stuart
 | SUSSEXChichester HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | VF | D&H - 15 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT DALLYS CHICHESTER"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 25,750
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | SUSSEXEastbourne HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1796 | NGC AU-58 | D&H - 21 |
EDGE: "CELEBRATED FOR PURE AIR & SEA BATHING . + . + "
Issued for general circulation
MANUFACTURER: James Good
 | WARWICKSHIREBirmingham HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1792 | VF | D&H - 145 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT H. HICKMANS WAREHOUSE BIRMINGHAM"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 25,750
DIESINKER: William Mainwaring MANUFACTURER: William Mainwaring
Listed as RRR in Dalton & Hamer
"Notes On Eighteenth Century Tokens" calls it "very rare."
 | WARWICKSHIREKimpson's HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| NOT DATED | Prooflike BU | D&H - 175 |
EDGE: Plain
Not intended for general circulation - Issued by Peter Kimpson, a Birmingham button maker
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | WARWICKSHIREKimpson's HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1792 | PROOF | D&H - 205 |
EDGE: Plain
Not intended for general circulation - Issued by Peter Kimpson, a Birmingham button maker
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | WARWICKSHIRECoventry HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1792 | VF | D&H - 231 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ROBERT REYNOLDS & CO."
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 515,000
DIESINKER: William Mainwaring MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
 | WARWICKSHIRECoventry HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 242 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE AT BEDWORTH HINKLEY OR NUNEATON"
Contemporary Forgery
 | WARWICKSHIREWilkinson HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 393 |
EDGE: "WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY"
Issued for general circulation
DIESINKER: John G. Hancock MANUFACTURER: John G. Hancock
 | WARWICKSHIREBirmingham FARTHING TOKEN |  |
| NOT DATED | NGC MS 62 BN | D&H - 482 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 15,450
DIESINKER: Ponthon MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
 | YORKSHIREYork HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1795 | EF | D&H - 63 |
EDGE: " + YORK BUILT A.M. 1223. CATHEDRAL REBUILT A.D. 1075"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 25,750
DIESINKER: Roger Dixon MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche
WELSH TOKENS:
 | NORTH WALESHALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1793 |
EF
| D&H - 1b |
EDGE: "PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER"
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 103,000
DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon MANUFACTURER: William Lutwyche & Peter Kempson
 | NORTH WALESHALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1794 | VF | D&H - 12 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 25,750
DIESINKER: Benjamin Patrick MANUFACTURER: Samuel Waring
 | PEMBROKESHIRESaint David's FARTHING TOKEN |  |
| 1793 | VF | D&H - 1 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation
SCOTTISH TOKENS:
 | ANGUSSHIREBrechin HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1801 | VF | D&H - 8 |
EDGE: Plain
Issued for general circulation MINTAGE: 15,500
DIESINKER: Thomas Willets MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson
 | LOTHIANEdinburgh HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1796 | VF | D&H - 1 |
EDGE: Plain
 | LOTHIANEdinburgh HALFPENNY TOKEN |  |
| 1791 | VF | D&H - 38 |
EDGE: "PAYABLE . AT EDINBURGH GLASGOW & DUMFRIES - x - "
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