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1926.48.2.6

Copper coin. [LKG 01/02/2010]

1926.48.2.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper coin. [LKG 01/02/2010]
Long description
Copper coin. The coin bears the inscription 'THE ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY 1788' on one side, around a central monogram motif. On the reverse side there is a profile portrait of a man wearing a head scarf, bordered by a laurel wreath. There is evidence of some green corrosion on this side. [LKG 01/02/2010]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Mrs Gillard
Date
Date collected
By 1926
Acquisition information
Donated: 1926
Materials and processes
Material Copper Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Struck
Dimensions
Diameter 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1926.48.2.6
Research and responses

Although no provenance is given for these coins Mrs Gillard's only other donation came from the UK [AP 29/1/2003]

Search terms: Currency, Coin

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