William Lutwyche, Imitation Macclesfield Copper Halfpenny, 1793 (D&H Cheshire 73) Terminal state of the reverse die.

William Lutwyche, Imitation Macclesfield Copper Halfpenny, 1793 (D&H Cheshire 73) Terminal state of the reverse die.

William Lutwyche, Imitation Macclesfield Copper Halfpenny, 1793 Obv A cypher R & C., crest a beehive and bees. MACCLESFIELD above.   Rev A female seated with right hand upon a screw and left hand upon a cogwheel. HALFPENNY above, 1793 below.  The head under P of HALFPENNY. The cogwheel has eight spokes. Edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEA LONDON OR BRISTOL  (Conder p.23, 8; Atkins p. 14, 46; D&H Cheshire 73)

The obverse die is found paired with two reverses; this and Cheshire 62. This is the only known use of this reverse die - and likely represents its terminal state. The edge inscription for this die pair is found on eight other tokens; two assigned to Lancashire, one to Warwickshire, two to Anglesey, one to North Wales, and two to Wicklow. Most are quite rare.

 

 

 

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