Obverse
Reverse
Very Rare
½ Penny British Copper Company - Mercury
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| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1809–1810 |
| Denomination | ½ Penny |
| Face value | 1p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1831 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.490g |
| Diameter | 28.9mm |
| Thickness | 1.60mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Obverse
Head of Mercury left, wearing a winged petasus, a caduceus behind the shoulder.
Reverse
Britannia seated left, holding olive branch and trident, a union shield at her side, BCC on the ground below; all -within an oak-wreath with 17 leaves on the left, 18 on the right: 18 acorns, 9 on each side; the the centre and right prong of the trident touches a leaf. An acorn on a long stalk touches the baseline beneath Britannia's foot.
Copper content
Gross troy oz
0.2730
Purity unknown, melt value is approximate
Melt value (approx)
£0.09
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