John Carter, Copper Halfpenny, 1795 Obv A lady's shoe. Around the perimeter CARTER 32 JERMYN STREET LONDON 1795. The beginning of the legend close to the date and the toe of the shoe points just above the T in CARTER. Rev An inscription LADIES SHOE MANUFACTORY with a floral arrangement above and below SHOE. The end of the upper floral arrangement to the right points to the end of S of LADIES; the end of the lower floral arrangement to the left points to the A of MANUFACTORY Edge Milled (Pye p.28, 6; Atkins p. 89, 194; D&H Middlesex 275)
From a late state of the dies. Uneven tone, otherwise near gem uncirculated.