Tom Tackle, Copper Halfpenny c1795 (D&H Middlesex 1048)

Tom Tackle, Copper Halfpenny c1795 (D&H Middlesex 1048)

Tom Tackle, Copper Halfpenny c1795 (D&H Middlesex 1048) Obv A sailor standing brandishing a cutlass. Around the perimeter TOM TACKLE IS RICH. FOR KING AND COUNTRY.  Rev A sailor with a wooden leg and crutches. Around the perimeter TOM TACKLE IS POOR * MY COUNTRY SERVD *  Edge Plain  (Conder p.238, 236; Atkins p. 376, 148; D&H Middlesex 1048)

Never found fully struck up as a paired die, this example better than extra fine and with original surfaces.

£180.65