000-100-103-360-C
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Trade token (obverse), Halfpenny, of Mackintosh, Inglis & Wilson, Inverness
This is the obverse of a copper halfpenny trade token of Mackintosh, Inglis & Wilson of Inverness. The token dates from 1793.
The obverse depicts a rose and thistle united with the surrounding text, 'INVERNESS HALFPENNY'.
In the second half of the 18th century, the government's failure to issue adequate small change resulted in traders and companies issuing their own token coinage. Circulated locally, these tokens could be used to buy goods or redeemed for regal coinage.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-103-360-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.1947.614 |
| Date: |
1793
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| Material: |
Copper; slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: INVERNESS HALFPENNY; a rose and a thistle united. Rev.: CONCORDIA ET FIDELITAS; a cornucopia of flowers; below, stone inscribed 1793. Around rim, PAYABLE AT . MACKINTOSH INGLIS & WILSON'S
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| Dimensions: |
Diameter 29.00 mm; weight 12.00 g; die axis 6.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Invernesshire 1b
Trade token
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| Subject: |
Trade Tokens
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| Who: |
Mackintosh, Inglis and Wilson (Issuers)
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| Where: |
England, uncertain mint
Scotland, Inverness-shire, Inverness
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| Description: |
Copper halfpenny trade token of Mackintosh, Inglis and Wilson, Inverness,1793
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| References: |
- Calder, J. 'The Wealth of a Nation'. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989 pp. 179-80
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