© A. KOIFMAN JR.
© A. KOIFMAN JR.
6 Pence Somersetshire - Bristol Bridge / W. Sheppard
1811 year| Silver | 1.86 g | 20 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | George III (1760-1820) |
| Type | Token |
| Year | 1811 |
| Value | 6 Pence (1⁄40) |
| Currency | Currency tokens (1798-1816) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.86 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1817 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#80755 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Central 12-pointed star containing value in beaded circle, legend around, toothed border.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOMERSETSHIRE WILTSHIRE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOUTH WALES AND BRISTOL TOKEN
PENCE 6
Edge
Diagonally reeded
Comment
William Sheppard was an enterprising Bristolian who conducted a wide range of business activities. The 1815 city guide lists him as being a stationer, bookseller, lottery operator and owner of a patent medicine warehouse. His place of business was near the Exchange, thus assuring him a steady procession of prosperous clients. His own guide of Bristol, published a few years before his tokens were issued, carries a full page of patent medicines available from his shop. Sheppard issued shillings (Dalton 49-50) and this sixpence; both denominations would have been useful in purchasing volumes from his bookshop, many of which sold for a shilling or one shilling and sixpence.Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Token 6 Pence (Somersetshire - Bristol Bridge / W. Sheppard) 1811 from United Kingdom is that it was issued during a time when there was a shortage of official currency in circulation, and private tokens like this one were used as a substitute for official coins.
