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© GT Foreman (CC BY-NC)
½ Penny Middlesex - Richardson’s / Fortune
1795 year| Copper | - | 31 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | George III (1760-1820) |
| Type | Token |
| Year | 1795 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-08 |
| Numista | N#329558 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 91% |
Reverse
Lettering across eight lines.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
AT THE OFFICES OF
RICHARDSON GOODLUCK & Co
No
12807
THE LAST PRIZE OF
£30 000
SHARED
WAS SOLD IN SIXTEENTHS
Edge
Plain.
Note: inscribed edge variety exists (see below)
Comment
Richardson, Goodluck & Co. were stockbrokers and lottery-office keepers with a business at No. 104 Bank Building, Cornhill in the City, and at No. 8 Charing Cross in the West End of London. Goodluck was an old country woman who was made a partner purely for the use of her name. She received a payment of £50.00 per year and had no further interest in the firm. The Prize of £30,000 mentioned, was secured by the Ticket No.12807 in the State Lottery drawn 20 March 1792. The ticket had been divided and sold to different people, and was shared as stated in sixteenths.Interesting fact
The A Token ½ Penny (Middlesex - Richardson’s / Fortune) 1795 from United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) made of Copper is a rare and valuable coin, with only a few known examples surviving to this day. One interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued during a time of severe coinage shortages in the United Kingdom, particularly in the 1790s, which led to the production of a variety of private tokens, like this one, to fill the gap in the absence of official currency.
