Warwickshire 75, Birmingham Coining & Copper Co. (Dalton & Hamer, page 270)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Common
75. O: A female seated on a rock, holding a fasces. BIRMINGHAM COINING AND
COPPPER COMPANY. Ex.: 1794. The fasces is farther from legend, and the
foot of the figure touches and cuts off part of the last letter of the
legend.
R: A stork standing upon a cornucopia. HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT. The end of the
cornucopia is more pointed, and the two leaves branching out of
cornucopia embrace the first limb of the letter H.
E: BIRMINGHAM REDRUTH & SWANSEA.
75a. E: PAYABLE AT BECCLES SUFFOLK / * / * / * / * /
75b. E: PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH
75c. E: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL.
75d. E: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR LIVERPOOL.
75e. E: PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK LONDON OR LIVERPOOL.
75f. E: PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK BATH OR MANCHESTER.
75g. E: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR LIVERPOOL + . +
75h. E: Plain.
Nos. 75, e, g, h, RRR. 75a, RR. 75f, R. 75b, c, d, common. No. 75 was not traced.
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