Provincial Tokens
Somersetshire Bridgewater DH 87
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - SOMERSETSHIRE |
| Item Description: |
1/2P (1790'S)G.B. D&h-87 SOMERSETSHIRE-BRIDGEWATER E: PAYABLE IN LONDON Somersetshire DH 87 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 BN |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Set Details
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Owner Comments:
Somersetshire Bridgewater DH #87
Obverse: Armorial Bearings of the Borough of Bridgewater (a castle triple-towered, at its base a bridge over water) B. WATER HALFPENNY. FOR CHANGE NOT FRAUD
Reverse: A mounted dragoon with a drawn sword PRO REGE ET PATRIA Ex: QUEENS BAYS
Edge: PAYABLE IN LONDON the rest engrailed
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon
Manufacturer: Peter Kempson
Weight: 9.95g
Rarity: Common
A mule token made by Peter Kempson using his reverse die created for James Holloway and Son (Somersetshire Bridgewater #86).
Atkins: Somersetshire 75
Bt. Merfyn Williams