MIDDLESEX, London, Thomas Hall, Penny, 1795, kangaroo, armadillo and rhinoceros, rev. six line inscription, MANUFACTURED BY W. LUTWYCHE BIRMINGHAM, on edge, 3h, 17.26g (D&H 25), mostly mint red and with lustre, pleasing extremely fine and scarce; another, Halfpenny, 1795, as before, pl...
Sweeny, JamesA Numismatic History of the Birmingham MintCatalog and very readable history. 245p, hc, 1981 OPNOT IN STOCK Sweeny, J & Turfboer, R.Tempus in NummisAn exhaustive two-volume work on numeral & calendar systems, detailing the ordinary and extraordinary dating systems used on coins ...
COLONIAL AFRICA, British. Sierra Leone. 1808-1961. CU Penny Token (35mm, 17.34 g, 12h). Commemorating the Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Issued by Macauley & Babington. Dated 1807, though struck 1814. European standing right, clasping hands with African...