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1790 Kentucky Half Penny Token - Lancaster Edge

Strike Type
1790 Kentucky Half Penny Token - Lancaster 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
Lettered: LANCASTER

Description

A Kentucky token with the Lancaster edge inscription, identifying manufacture at Lancaster, England. Lancaster was one of several English towns whose mints produced tokens for American circulation.

Rarity Notes

Moderately scarce.

Cross References

Whitman 8620

External References

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