Obv: Bishop Blaize facing right with wool comb, SUCCESS TO THE YORKSHIRE WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY around. Rev: View of Leeds Cloth Hall, LEEDS HALFPENNY above, 1793 in exergue. Edge: PAYABLE AT H. BROWNBILLS SILVERSMITH.
Uncirculated. Bronzed Proof. Choice. 12.1g.
In Jon Lusk’s book on Tradesmen tokens, he notes that Henry Brownbill was a silversmith and watchmaker in Yorkshire. Produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Mint, with dies by Ponthon, there are 12 varieties of this token, the 41 being the most common.