1813 HALFPENNY TOKEN WALTHAMSTOW LONDON

This 1813 Walthamstow halfpenny token offers a fascinating window into early 19th-century local commerce. Issued during a period of copper currency shortage, such tokens were produced by merchants and tradespeople to facilitate everyday transactions in their communities. This piece bears authentic period characteristics and represents the numismatic heritage of Walthamstow, then a developing area on London's periphery. Tokens from this era are increasingly sought by collectors specialising in English provincial coinage, trade tokens, and the social-economic history of the Napoleonic period. A distinctive acquisition for those pursuing comprehensive collections of British monetary history.