Great Britain BCC Halfpenny 1813 

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Great Britain BCC Halfpenny 1813
Great Britain BCC Halfpenny 1813
Great Britain BCC Halfpenny 1813
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5231255
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
Great Britain BCC Halfpenny 1813
Type
Token coins
Publisher
Value
0,005 pond
Country
United Kingdom
Year
1813
Collection / set
Material
Copper
Weight
Variety / overstrike
Obverse
HALFPENNY 1813
Reverse
BCC (small, below shield)
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
30
Number
DH-39
Details
- The purpose of the Walthamstow, British Copper Company (BCC) tokens was to augment sales of it's copper sheet metal, likely used primarily for sheathing ships' hulls. - They were likely used mainly in London & Swansea, and halfpennies didn't even mention their source (Walthamstow & Landore), except in the small "BCC" below Britannia's shield.