1 Penny 1812

Weight

20 g

Diameter

34 mm

Thickness

2.5 mm

Material

Copper

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Centre grained/milled to left

Technique

Milled

Front design

City Arms: a central double linear circle containing three crowns and an ornamental cross. Lettering around outside, beaded border

Back design

A distant raised view of Nottingham castle with rocky foreground, date in large double exergue. Lettering around, beaded border

Year of Minting

1812

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Coin alignment ↑↓

Inscriptions

Obverse: · A POUND NOTE FOR 240 PAYABLE BY J · M · FELLOWS · Reverse: ONE PENNY TOKEN 1812

Context

These tokens were in circulation during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th /19th Century and were worth their weight in copper. J Fellows & Company were bankers who survived the 1816 depression. Finally, through several mergers, they were to become Lloyds Bank in 1891. JM Fellows was John Michael Fellows (1787-1854) the eldest of five sons of Banker John Fellows (1756-1829) and Sarah Pearson (1766-1832). John Michael was not a partner in the bank, although his brother Alfred Thomas (1790-) was. There is an 1813 version with NOTTINGHAM in the exergue below the date, and scrolls either side. Another (Withers 950) has NOTTINGHAM PENNY across the top, and TOKEN 1813 in exergue.

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Merchant tokens

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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