Obv: Porter carrying pack, MANCHESTER HALFPENNY around, 1793 in exergue. Rev: Shield of arms, SUCCESS TO NAVIGATION around. Edge: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL.
Extremely Fine and Choice. Small flan. Some weakness in spots. Ex. J.H. Daniels.
Often mistaken for an anti-slavery token, this actually shows a man carrying a bale of cotton. This Lutwyche production was made for John Fielding, who was a warehouseman in Manchester.