Provincial Tokens
Middlesex Young's DH 39
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - MIDDLESEX |
| Item Description: |
PENNY 1794 G.BRIT D&h-39 MIDDLESEX - YOUNG'S E: PLAIN Middlesex DH 39 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 RB PL |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Owner Comments:
Middlesex Young's DH #39
Obverse: A view of St. Paul's Cathedral Ex: 1794
Reverse: The Star of the Order of the Garter, the legend H. YOUNG . DEALER . IN COINS . NO. 18 . LUDGATE . ST. LONDON surrounding
Edge: Plain
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon
Manufacturer: Peter Kempson
Issuer: Henry Young
Weight: 13.94g
Rarity: Common
Issued as a private token and advertising token for Henry Young (died 1804). Henry was a goldsmith, jeweler and coin dealer, first at 9 Fleet Street (1768-77) and then 18 Ludgate Street (1779-96). Later at 10 Tavistock Court, Covent Gardens (1797-98) and finally 16 Ludgate Street (1798-1804). He is the father of Matthew Young, also a coin dealer, who issued his own tokens.
A die break occurred at the date, examples can be found with and without the date – both are common.
Atkins: Middlesex 95
Bt. Jerry Bobbe