Offered is a charming 1795 Farthing, issued by James Bayly (a wool merchant and draper) based in Poole, with this being of the ‘inverted S / no dot’ shield variety, and the ‘plain edge, not in collar’ type, D&H#11a, Batty#64. This type is rated as ‘scarce’ by Dalton, and indeed, from our research, this particular variety is around 3x rarer than D&H#10, or Batty#60. This example bears a typical weakness of strike (indeed, it is speculated that the ‘inverted S’ dies represent re-worked, worn out dies used on the original ‘normal S / dot’ run), but retains reasonable detail overall. A scarce and interesting token.
Obv: JAS BAYLY POOLE
Rev: PROSPERITY TO THE TOWN OF POOLE 1795
Edge: Plain (not in collar)
Offered is a charming 1795 Farthing, issued by James Bayly (a wool merchant and draper) based in Poole, with this being of the ‘inverted S / no dot’ shield variety, and the ‘plain edge, not in collar’ type, D&H#11a, Batty#64. This type is rated as ‘scarce’ by Dalton, and indeed, from our research, this particular variety is around 3x rarer than D&H#10, or Batty#60. This example bears a typical weakness of strike (indeed, it is speculated that the ‘inverted S’ dies represent re-worked, worn out dies used on the original ‘normal S / dot’ run), but retains reasonable detail overall. A scarce and interesting token.
Obv: JAS BAYLY POOLE
Rev: PROSPERITY TO THE TOWN OF POOLE 1795
Edge: Plain (not in collar)
