GREAT BRITAIN and the Crown Colonies - A PENNY of COMMERCE 1 - Lot 425

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GREAT BRITAIN and the Crown Colonies - A PENNY of COMMERCE 1 - Lot 425
GREAT BRITAIN and the Crown Colonies - A PENNY of COMMERCE 1811. SHEATHING NAIL MANUFACTORY of BRISTOL ( * ). Ship under sail sailing left, legend around the edge "Patent shething nail manufactory bristol" - reverse: "Payable at bristol and London 1811 penny token". 33 mm - 18.57 grams - TTB ( * ) - this nail factory belonged to Samuel GUPPY. In 1796, he invented a machine for cutting, sucking and finishing nails. His great innovation was to invent a barbed copper nail for fastening copper cladding to the wooden hulls of ships. A considerable patent at the time, it was bought by the British government, which ensured its maritime supremacy, particularly against France and Spain. This token, which could be exchanged for the national currency, was created to compensate for the shortage of foreign currency, and was used to pay personnel.
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