Provincial Tokens
Somersetshire
Bristol DH 89
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - SOMERSETSHIRE Bristol 1793 |
| Item Description: |
1/2P 1793 G.BRIT D&h-89 SOMERSETSHIRE - BRISTOL E: MILLED /// Somersetshire DH 89 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 64 RB |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Set Details
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Owner Comments:
Somersetshire Bristol DH #89
Obverse: A tower and spire of a church ONE HALFPENNY HAWKINS BIRD. surrounding WINE STREET NO 2 BRISTOL. split on either side of the spire.
Reverse: The front view of a house with 1793 beneath, PAYABLE AT THE INDIA TEA WAREHOUSE
Edge: Milled /////
Engraver: John G. Hancock
Diesinker: John G. Hancock
Issuer: Hawkins Bird
Rarity: Common
Hawkins Bird (1764-1805) was a grocer and tea dealer, 2 Wine Street. He was made a Burgess of Bath in 1797.
Atkins: Somersetshire 77
Heritage Sale, 1 September 2016