William Donald, Commercial Halfpenny, 1792 Obv An inscription on five lines within an oval DONALD & CO STOCKING MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALE & RETAIL. Around the perimeter PROMISSORY HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT NOTTINGM OR The small M of NOTTINGM some distance from the O of OR and the R of OR some distance from the oval border. Second O of PROMISSORY over A. Rev A beehive and bees within a circle. Around the perimeter No 29 BULL STREET BIRMINGHAM 1792 Twenty-one bees in field. Edge Plain (Atkins p. 162, 3; D&H Nottinghamshire 7)
Nice uncirculated.
William Donald, (d. 1798) stocking manufacturer, 29 Bull Street, Birmingham.