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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
1812
Currency
Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.5 g
Diameter
22 mm
Thickness
0.8 mm
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Diagonally centre-grained.
Technique
Milled
Front design
Central monogram within inner circle, legend around.
Back design
Ship sailing to left within inner circle, legend and date around.
Year of Minting
1812
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: PAYABLE AT WHITEHAVEN WB Reverse: FARTHING TOKEN 1812
Context
According to Withers, this was issued either by Wilson Bragg, a grocer or William Bragg, a painter and chair-manufacturer but the name does not appear in the business directories of the period. It has been reported that Wilson Bragg opened his grocer's shop in Whitehaven in 1812, after the publication of that year's directory and went out of business before the issue of the following one.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Merchant tokens
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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