A3205

Halfpenny token, Macclesfield Copper Company; circulated at the mines & at various smelting-works; obv: bust of Charles Roe who established the mines; Rev: seated female figure ('Industry?') holding cogwheel & tool. Token issued due to acute shortage of copper currency during reign of George III; found during the demolition of Ladbury's Cottage, Rochester, in 1901.

1792 - 1792

late 18th century

halfpenny token, Macclesfield Copper Company