Provincial Tokens
Essex Hornchurch DH 33
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - ESSEX |
| Item Description: |
1/2P (1790'S)G.B. D&h-33 ESSEX - HORNCHURCH E: PLAIN Essex DH 33 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 64 RB |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Owner Comments:
Essex Hornchurch DH #33
Obverse: A bust of King Edward IV facing right, robed, crowned and holding a sceptre EDWARD IV . GRANTED THE CHARTER A.D. 1465.
Reverse: The Arms and Crest of Hornchurch. Inscribed on the shield LIBERTY OF HAVERING ATTE BOWER. A rose under the shield HORNCHURCH ROMFORD AND HAVERING
Edge: Plain
Diesinker: Noel-Alexandre Ponthon
Manufacturer: Matthew Boulton
Issuer: George Cotton
Rarity: Common
George Cotton lived in Romford and ordered the Hornchurch tokens from Matthew Boulton in 1795 - 63 specimens (Proofs) were supplied as part of the order.
Atkins: Essex 32
Bt. John Newman