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Great Britain - 1811

Newton`s halfpenny - (Norwich)

Obverse:

Britannia standing, helmeted, holding spear and shield, a lion at her side.

Legend:

NEWTON SILVERSM^TH AND JEWELLER

Size:

28 mm.

Edge:

centre grained backslash

Reverse:

City arms

Legend:

NORWICH

Exergue:

MDCCCXI

Vern's Comments:

Withers:
NORWICH
Newton

TH above centre of helmet (923 - 925)
923 Halfpenny, 1811.
Similar, but the plume is depicted as one large and two smaller side plumes, which are much smaller than the central one. The lion's whiskers point to the first limb of E The mane ends in 3 tufts. The right edge of Britannia's robe is double.
℞ Similar, but the ends of the flags are straight. The portcullis consists of 3 vertical and 4 horizontal lines. The left edge of the central tower and the portcullis gradually fill and become very weak. There is a flaw on the left foot of the X of the date.
Davis 26
Edge : centre grained backslash D12
28mm 8.4g Die axis ↑↑. C

Samuel (followed by Davis) says that Newton's shop was in London Street. Holden's Directory for 1809-11, however, lists Francis Newton, Silversmith and Haberdasher, Cockey-lane - as does Underhill's directory for 1816-17. In the Norfolk Directory for 1822-23, he has two entries : Haberdasher and Hosier, Cockey-lane, and Silversmith and Jeweller, Cockey-lane.
Sharp et al. say that the dies for this token were engraved by T Wyon.

Newton`s halfpenny - (Norwich)