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(1694) 1/2 P Elephant LONDON, Sword in 2nd Quarter BN

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 1-C, W-12020. Rarity-7+. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. Diagonals in Center of Shield, Sword in Second Quarter of Shield. VF-25 (PCGS). 25 Stacks Bowers 14,400 03/20/2023
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 64
      Coin Date: (1694)
      Denomination (Short): 1/2 P
      Denomination (Long): Halfpenny
      Variety: Elephant
      Variety 2: LONDON, Sword in 2nd Quarter
      Desg: MS
      Composition: Copper
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Elephant Coinage
      Coinage Years: 1694
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: A prominent elephant fills the majority of the design.
      General Notes: The London Elephant tokens were struck circa 1672 to 1694. Although they were undated, two examples are known to have been struck over 1672 British halfpennies. Most were struck in copper, but one was made of brass. The legend on this piece, GOD PRESERVE LONDON, is probably just a general plea for divine aid and not a specific reference to the outbreak of plague in 1665 or the great fire of 1666. <br><br> These pieces were not struck for the colonies, and probably did not circulate widely in America, although a few may have been carried there by colonists. They are associated with the 1694 Carolina and New England Elephant tokens, through a shared obverse die.
      PCGS #: 64
      NGC ID: 2U3E
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