United Kingdom – Yorkshire, Barnsley 1 Penny Token – 1812 – Jackson & Listers Warehouse – Copper – VF Condition
Offered is a Yorkshire, Barnsley 1 Penny Merchant Token associated with Jackson & Listers Warehouse, dating to approximately 1812, in Very Fine (VF) condition.
The obverse features a detailed depiction of a weaver working at a large box weaving loom, surrounded by a beaded border. The reverse carries the inscription “PAYABLE AT JACKSON & LISTERS WAREHOUSE · BARNSLEY · PENNY TOKEN.”
Jackson & Lister were linen manufacturers and cotton bleachers in Barnsley, Yorkshire. This token is an interesting piece of the British provincial token coinage issued during the early 19th-century shortage of official small-denomination copper coinage.
The token retains good detail with moderate wear consistent with a VF grade.
Coin Details:
- Country: United Kingdom
- Region: Yorkshire – Barnsley
- Denomination: 1 Penny Token
- Date: 1812 / traditionally cataloged as 1812
- Issuer: Jackson & Listers Warehouse
- Composition: Copper
- Weight: Approximately 21.3 g
- Diameter: Approximately 34 mm
- Type: Provincial Merchant / Emergency Token
- Reference: Withers #11; Davis #76
- Grade: VF (Very Fine) assessment
- Certification: Ungraded
Metal: Copper — contains no silver.
A scarce and historically interesting Yorkshire merchant token, especially appealing to collectors of British tokens, Conder tokens, Yorkshire coinage, and early 19th-century provincial history.
Please examine the photographs carefully, as they are part of the description. The exact token pictured is the one you will receive.
