½ Penny Lanarkshire - Glasgow / G. Shearer reverse 🔍
Very Rare

½ Penny Lanarkshire - Glasgow / G. Shearer

The ½ Penny Lanarkshire - Glasgow / G. Shearer is a British ½ Penny issued 1791 by the Royal Mint. Composition: Copper. Weight: 9.69 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

CountryUK Year1791 Denom½ Penny MintRoyal Mint MetalCopper Melt ~£0.10
✎ Suggest an edit
Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Year1791
Denomination½ Penny
Face value1p
MintRoyal Mint · Llantrisant
SeriesHalfpenny
CirculationCirculating
Demonetised1831
CompositionCopper
Weight9.690g
Diameter29.0mm
ShapeRound
Grade scaleUK (EF/UNC)
Obverse

City coat of arms consisting of a tree in full leaf, with a bird on it, a bell hanging from it, and a salmon half way up it Script: Latin

Reverse

Recumbent river god leaning on overturned pitcher representing the source of the Clyde, date in exergue Script: Latin

Copper content
Gross troy oz 0.3115
Purity unknown, melt value is approximate
Melt value (approx) £0.10

Price History

Pro feature

You've used your free guest view. Sign in free to unlock 3 full graphs per day.

Upgrade to see full price history and market data

Unlock with Pro
Pricing Data
No price data yet for this coin

More from Halfpenny

Discussion

Sign in to join the discussion.
Loading comments…