Middlesex 41, Young's (Dalton & Hamer, page 96)
Denomination: penny, scarcity: Rare (R)
41. O: Britannia seated, St. Paul's in the distance. CIVITAS LONDINI
MDCCXCVIII. Ex.: I MILTON F
R: Upon a raised rim, MATTHEW . YOUNG . GOLDSMITH . AND . JEWELLER *
In the centre, in six lines, DEALER . IN | COINS & MEDALS | ANTIENT &
MODERN | NO. 16 | LUDGATE . STREET | LONDON.
E: PROMISSORY PENNY TOKEN PAYABLE ON DEMAND.
41a. E: Plain.
After the die was altered from MATHEW (No. 40) to MATTHEW a few impressions
were taken in white-metal before the dies were hardened. In hardening, flaws
were formed in both dies. A specimen in copper, edge plain (in collar), shows
the flaws on the obverse extending across the design.
No. 41, in white metal, RRR. 41, a, R.
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