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1794 1/2 P Talbot, Allum & Lee/Birmingham Halfpenny 1794[1/2 P] Talbot, Allum & Lee/Birmingham Halfp

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1794 1/2 P Talbot, Allum & Lee/Birmingham Halfpenny 1794[1/2 P] Talbot, Allum & Lee/Birmingham Halfp
<B>1794<1/2 P> Talbot, Allum & Lee/Birmingham Halfpenny Mule MS64 Brown PCGS.</B></I> Breen-1040. Copper, lettered edge. The LIBERTY & COMMERCE Talbot, Allum & Lee obverse is paired with an unrelated 1793 BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY die. One of several known varieties of 1794 Talbot mules, all of which are rare, some are extremely rare. The mules are clearly of British origin, and were presumably made for sale to Conder token collectors. Apparently, the original Talbot dies were sold after the firm was dissolved. A smooth chocolate-brown example with moderately reflective fields. A small spot above the right edge of Liberty's stand near 5 o'clock, and a trace of a fingerprint near the IB in LIBERTY are barely worthy of mention.<BR><I>From The Oak Collection of American Colonial Coinage.</B></I>