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Name or Denominations
1 Penny (1⁄240)
Issuer
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1797
Currency
Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
20.8 g
Diameter
32.5 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Incuse legend
Technique
Milled
Front design
The Old Town Hall of Dundee with spire dividing date and denomination, legend in exergue
Back design
Large industrial warehouses at the docks over Dundee’s coat of arms in oval, legend above and in exergue
Year of Minting
1797
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: DUNDEE PENNY 17 97 TOWN HOUSE FOUNDED 1732 Reverse: PUBLIC WAREHOUSES ON THE QUAY WRIGHT JUN---DES SHIPPING OF THIS PORT 8800 TONS REGr
Context
Thomas Webster Junior was a partner in the Dundee Ropeworks. The old Town Hall of Dundee, the upper part of which was formerly a prison with the lower part used for public offices, had a spire that was 145 feet high.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Merchant tokens
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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