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1790 Kentucky Half Penny Token - Engrailed Edge

Strike Type
1790 Kentucky Half Penny Token - Engrailed Edge

Coin Details

Year
1790
Denomination
Colonials
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Post-1776 Private and Regional Issues (1778-1820)
Designer
Unknown (British manufacture)
Composition
Copper
Weight
9.5g
Diameter
29mm
Edge
Engrailed

Description

A Kentucky token with an engrailed (scalloped or wavy) edge. The engrailed edge was a common security feature on 18th-century tokens, making them more difficult to counterfeit.

Rarity Notes

Moderately scarce.

Cross References

Whitman 8610

External References

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