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Unique ID: WILT-18E5D3
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A copper-alloy halfpenny Conder token of Iron Master, John Wilkinson dating to AD 1791. JOHN WILKINSON IRONMASTER obverse shows wigged bust facing right. HALFPENNY reverse shows a foundry worker seated right hammering with 1791 in the exergue. The token weighs 11.74g and measures 29.7mm in diameter. Die axis is 12 o'clock.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1791
Date to: Exactly AD 1791
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11.74 g
Diameter: 29.7 mm
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Other reference: SSWM 5329
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Class: English
Denomination: Token halfpenny
Obverse description: Wigged bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: IOHN WILKINSON IRONMASTER
Reverse description: Foundry worker seated facing right and hammering on an anvil.
Reverse inscription: HALFPENNY//1791
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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