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1791 G.Brit D&H 1/2P Yorkshire-Hull halfpenny

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copper token struck in 1791 in yorkshire/hull by a diesinker named Hancock,produced for Jon Garton & Co..an edge inscription reads'payable in Hull and London-xx-' another example exists at the National Maritime Museum, London..item #151 - this coin is a wonderful brown that has an almost deep blue color in parts..I had to lighten the images to show the detail and lost some of the luster in the process