Up for sale is a halfpenny token from the draper Thomas Sharp and the silversmith Thomas Chaldecott, of Portsmouth and Chichester respectively, Hampshire, UK, issued 1794.
Description: The piece is made from copper and measures about 29mm in diameter. It is listed in Dalton & Hamer (D&H 55).
OBVERSE: Bust of John Howard, IOHN HOWARD F.R.S PHILANTHROPIST around.
REVERSE: Arms of the borough, PORTSMOUTH AND CHICHESTER. HALF PENNY above in two curved lines, 1794 in exergue.
EDGE: PAYABLE AT SHARPS PORTSMOUTH AND CHALDECOTTS CHICHESTER.
It has been graded at MS-64 BN by NGC and encapsulated.
Condition: Very nice condition with a prooflike appearance to the fields. Please examine the photographs for further details and qualities.
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