Owner Comments:
Angusshire
Brechin
Obverse: View of a church. PAYABLE BY SMITH AND WILSON
Reverse: A building with a water wheel. EAST MILL (Top). BRECHIN 1801 (Bottom). Ground extends to edge.
Edge: Plain (In collar)
Rarity: Rare (Less than 300 pieces)
Reference #1
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VIII, Early 19th century tokens in copper
Price given is for the commonest variety (VF)
ST557 Brechin, halfpenny. East Mill, 1801, R. Smith and Wilson, Church. Davis 7-8 .... 3 pounds stirling
Reference #2
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References:
#1 The Provincial Token - Coinage of the 18th Century Illustrated, By R, Dalton & S.H. Hamer 1910 - 1918, Reprint 2015, The Copper Corner
#2 Seaby's Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Part 4. Coins and Tokens of Scotland Compiled By: P. Franck Purvey. B. A. Seaby LTD, 1972. Seaby's Numismatic Publicatios LTD.
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