Bidspirit auction | 1811 Bristol Patent Sheathing Nail

1811 Bristol Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory Copper Half Penny Token - An 1811 British copper half penny trade token issued by the Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory in Bristol, identified as Withers 470.4. The obverse features a central depiction of a three-masted sailing ship encircled by the legend PATENT SHEATHING NAIL MANUFACTORY BRISTOL. The reverse is inscribed HALF PENNY TOKEN within a central circle, surrounded by the text PAYABLE AT BRISTOL AND LONDON with the date 1811 at the bottom. The piece is struck in copper and features a beaded rim on both sides. Diameter: approximately 1 inch