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Name or Denominations
1 Farthing (1⁄960)
Issuer
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1796
Currency
Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.8 g
Diameter
21 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
NA
Front design
A bust wearing a big hat to left. Engraver's name and date below. Beaded border
Back design
A large “R O” in centre. Beaded border
Year of Minting
1796
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
9 o'clock ↑←
Inscriptions
Obverse: ROBERT ORCHARD. JACOBS 1796 Reverse: R O
Context
Robert Orchard was a grocer and tea-dealer with a business at 34 Soho Street, London. He also manufactured chocolate and cocoa at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Listed in Bell’s “Tradesmen’s Tickets and Private Tokens” as “Scarce”.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Merchant tokens
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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