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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 58
Coin Date: (1694)
Denomination (Short): 1/2 P
Denomination (Long): Halfpenny
Variety: Elephant
Variety 2: LONDON, Thin Planchet
Desg: MS
Composition: Copper
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Elephant Coinage
Coinage Years: 1694
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 0
Weight (Ounces): 0
Edge: Plain
Obverse Description: A prominent elephant fills the majority of the design.
General Notes: The London Elephant tokens were struck circa 1672 to 1694. Although they were undated, two examples are known to have been struck over 1672 British halfpennies. Most were struck in copper, but one was made of brass. The legend on this piece, GOD PRESERVE LONDON, is probably just a general plea for divine aid and not a specific reference to the outbreak of plague in 1665 or the great fire of 1666. <br><br> These pieces were not struck for the colonies, and probably did not circulate widely in America, although a few may have been carried there by colonists. They are associated with the 1694 Carolina and New England Elephant tokens, through a shared obverse die.
NGC ID: 2U3B

(1694) 1/2 P Elephant LONDON, Thin Planchet BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
XF40	$3,120.00
XF45	$3,310.00
AU50	$3,750.00
AU53	$4,120.00
AU55	$5,000.00
AU58	$7,500.00
MS60	$10,000.00
MS61	$11,200.00
MS62	$12,000.00
MS63	$12,900.00
MS64	$15,000.00
MS65	$18,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	(1694) 1/2 P London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet, AU58 PCGS. Hodder 2-B, W-12040, R.2. 127.0 grains. The thin planchet Lon	58	$3,720	09/05/23
	Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040. Rarity-5. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. Thin Planchet. AU-58 (PCGS).	58	$2,880	08/23/22
	Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040, Breen-188. Rarity-5. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. Thin Planchet. MS-63 BN (PCGS).	63	$7,800	03/20/23
	Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040, Breen-188. Rarity-5. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. Thin Planchet. MS-63 BN (PCGS).	63	$10,200	03/20/23
	Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040. GOD PRESERVE LONDON, Thin Planchet--Overstruck on a Charles II Halfpenny--MS-63 BN (PCGS).	63	$10,800	11/11/20
	(1694) 1/2 P London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet, XF45 PCGS. Hodder 2-B, W-12040, R.2.	45	$3,000	12/15/22
	(1694) 1/2 P London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet, XF45 PCGS. Hodder 2-B, W-12040, R.2.	45	$2,640	09/06/19
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet XF45 PCGS. Hodder 2-B, W-12040, R.2.	45	$3,738	10/31/10
	(1694) 1/2 P London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet, MS65 Brown PCGS. Betts-81, Hodder 2-B, W-12040, R.2.	65	$15,000	10/15/20
	Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040. Rarity-2. GOD PRESERVE LONDON, Thin Planchet. Good Details--Graffiti (PCGS).	0	$384	08/07/20
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet AU55 PCGS. Hodder 2-B, W-12040.	55	$4,406	09/09/12
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet AU55 PCGS.	55	$4,312	12/06/09
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet AU55 PCGS.	55	$6,900	06/02/08
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet XF40 PCGS. Hodder 2-B, W-12040.	40	$2,530	06/03/12
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet XF40 PCGS.	40	$2,530	05/03/09
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet XF40 PCGS.	40	$9	02/08/09
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet XF40 PCGS.	40	$2,530	10/25/08
HA	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet XF40 PCGS. Peck-504, Breen-187, "Rare." Half the weight of the more avail	40	$3,450	07/30/05
	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet MS61 Brown PCGS.	61	$9,200	06/02/08
Superior	(1694) 1/2 P Elephant LONDON, Thin Planchet BN	64	$7,475	08/01/02
HA	(1694) London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet, MS64 Brown NGC. Betts-81, Hodder 2-B, W-12040, R.2.	64	$11,400	08/20/21
HA	(1694) London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet, MS62 Brown NGC. Struck Over Counterstamped Charles II Halfpenny. Breen-188, Hodde	62	$10,800	01/03/18
HA	(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thin Planchet XF45 NGC.	45	$4,140	01/12/08

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