CV's 18th Century Provincial Tokens of Great Britian
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
Great Britain - Scotland (Lothian - Edinburgh) |
| Design Description: |
Conder Token |
| Item Description: |
1/2P 1796 SCOT. D&H-14a LOTTHIAN - CAMPBELL'S E: PLAIN |
| Full Grade: |
NGC TOKEN MS 62 BN |
| Owner: |
CyberspaceVoid |
Owner Comments:
Campbell's 1796 halfpenny
REFERENCE: Lothian-Edinburgh D&H 14a
DIAMETER: 29mm
WEIGHT:
COMPOSITION: copper
DIESINKER:
MANUFACTURER:
Rarity: common (more than 150 known). D&H rated as R (30–75 known)
OBVERSE: detailed portrait of a jewelled Turk’s head smoking a pipe with the artist’s name "JAMES" below: "PAYABLE AT CAMPBELLS SNUFF SHOP"
REVERSE: snuff jar labeled "37" between two thistles, two crossed pipes above and date below: "SAINT ANDREWS STREET EDINBURGH 1796"
EDGE: plain