Roe & Company, Commercial Halfpenny, 1792 (D&H Cheshire 57)

Roe & Company, Commercial Halfpenny, 1792 (D&H Cheshire 57) Obv Bust of Charles Roe facing right. Around the perimeter CHARLES ROE ESTABLISHED THE COPPER WORKS 1758 . Three buttons on coat. Edge of coat in a line with second limb of R of WORKS, and last button over space between R and K.   Rev A female seated with right hand upon a screw and left hand upon a cogwheel. MACCLESFIELD HALFPENNY above, 1792 below. Head of the figure below the space between MACCLESFIELD and HALFPENNY. Six spokes to cogwheel. The top bar of the windlass points to the second limb of the second N of HALFPENNY, the lower bar extends below the period. The 2 of the date is to the left of the center of the cogwheel, and under the spoke.   Edge PAYABLE AT MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON  (Atkins p. 13, 39; D&H Cheshire 57)

From an early of the reverse die and quite scarce thus. A bit of ancient lacquered a small rim nick below the date, otherwise choice uncirculated.

Roe & Campany, William Roe (1746-1827), head of Roe & Company from 1781 until 1813 when the company was disolved by resolution of the current shareholders.