Posted 05/21/2017 6:28 pm
Bell states 5cwt were struck. Edge given as:
PORTSMOUTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THOS SHARPS
Issued by Thomas Sharp, a mercer. The design is Neptune crowning Sir John Jervis.
The Token book gives different edge inscriptions, namely:
PAYABLE AT S SALMONS I DOURTNEY & F FROST PORTSEA
or
PAYABLE BY HORTON AND COMPANY.
I suppose other local traders may have issued the same token design to save production costs.
PORTSMOUTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THOS SHARPS
Issued by Thomas Sharp, a mercer. The design is Neptune crowning Sir John Jervis.
The Token book gives different edge inscriptions, namely:
PAYABLE AT S SALMONS I DOURTNEY & F FROST PORTSEA
or
PAYABLE BY HORTON AND COMPANY.
I suppose other local traders may have issued the same token design to save production costs.
