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Essex Braintree DH 4
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - ESSEX |
| Item Description: |
1/2P 1794 G.BRIT D&h-4 ESSEX - BRAINTREE E: PAYABLE AT W.GOLDSMITH Essex DH 4 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 RB |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Owner Comments:
Essex Braintree DH #4
Obverse: The front elevation of a large house BRAINTREE & BOCKING HALFPENCE. Ex: MDCCXCIV
Reverse: The figure of Hope, her right arm raised and her left arm resting on an anchor SUCCESS TO TRADE AND COMMERCE.
Edge: PAYABLE AT W. GOLDSMITHS BRAINTREE ESSEX . X X .
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon
Manufacturer: Peter Kempson
Issuer: William Goldsmith
Weight: 9.87g
Rarity: Common
William Goldsmith (1740-1816) was a tailor and draper in the town of Braintree. The village of Braintree is over 4000 years old and has now expanded to be adjacent to the village of Bocking.
Atkins: Essex 4
Bt. John Newman