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1828: M M

Object number: 2008.0039.0075

1828: M M

Object number: 2008.0039.0075

Diameter: 29mm, thickness: 2mm

Front:

Reverse of a worn George III halfpenny, roughly pierced to the right of Britannia’s head.

Back:

Token roughly pierced on the right side and engraved in a decorative floral cursive script. Engraved around the border, from mid-left:

When this you see, Remember me

In the centre of the token are four lines of text, with the initials in the centre being large and decorative, and a small flourish at the base:

Aged 13 years .
M . M
Newgate Prison
Jany 10th 1828

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paul ware

27th Feb 2015

Most probably a 1806 or 1807
Coin

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