1794 Lancaster Halfpenny Token - Uncirculated, Incredible Specimen - Daniel Eccleston The Lancashire Half Penny Condor Token 1794

This listing is for the photographed 1794 Lancaster-Lancashire Halfpenny Token. This is for the actual token pictured. Amazing piece of history. More information on this token below. An incredible specimen and a high grade. Mint luster and original color are still present; with few blemishes or distracting contact marks, this is a rare gem. Composition: Copper Weight: 10.2 g Diameter: 29 mm Thickness: 2 mm The Lancashire Halfpenny is significant because it was the first large-scale use of the broad rim with incuse legends, followed immediately by the forty-eighth and ninety-sixth rupee coins struck for Madras in December 1794. Eccleston was an eccentric coin and medal collector who lived in Queen Street, Lancaster. He struck a large medallion featuring George Washington and presented it to the American Government and the Emperor of Russia along with other heads of state. He made and lost a fortune and his last act was to write a letter from the grave after his death. Conder tokens, al