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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.
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.
Obverse Description
A prominent elephant fills the majority of the design.
Catalog Information
GSID:
358
Obverse Lettering:
[none]
Reverse Designer:
A shield centered in the design with the words GOD PRESERVE LON DON around the periphery.
Reverse Lettering:
GOD PRESERVE LON DON
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Elephant
Variety 2:
LON DON
Coin Date:
(1694)
Denomination:
1/2 P
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
Elephant Coinage
Coinage Years:
1694
Composition:
Copper
PCGS #:
67
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(1694) 1/2 P Elephant, LON DON MS BN
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(1694) 1/2 P Elephant, LONDON, Thick Planchet MS BN
Worth: $300 – $9,000
(1694) 1/2 P Elephant, LONDON, Thick Planchet MS RB
Worth: $12,500 – $45,000
(1694) 1/2 P Elephant, LONDON, Brass MS
Worth: $20,000 – $22,500
(1694) 1/2 P Elephant, LONDON, Thin Planchet MS BN
Worth: $2,500 – $13,000
(1694) 1/2 P Elephant, LONDON, Diagonals MS BN
Worth: $3,400 – $48,000
(1694) 1/2 P Elephant, LONDON, Sword in 2nd Quarter MS BN
Worth: $13,000 – $14,000
1694 1/2 P Elephant, Carolina, PROPRIETERS MS BN
Worth: $18,000 – $40,000
1694 1/2 P Elephant, Carolina, PROPRIETORS, O/E MS BN
Worth: $5,750 – $40,000
1694 1/2 P Elephant, NEW ENGLAND MS BN
Worth: $84,000 – $110,000
Fr. 67. 1875 $5 Legal Tender Note. PCGS Banknote Good 6. Series B.
$317
Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-D, W-12060. Rarity-6+. LON DON. AU-55 (PCGS).
$15,600
Undated 1/2 P London Elephant Token, LON DON. VF20 PCGS. Betts-82, Hodder 2-D, W-12060, High R.6. Breen's "Godless" London ...
$2,040
Undated 1/2 P London Elephant Token, LON DON. XF40 PCGS. Betts-82, Hodder 2-D, W-12060, High R.6. ...
$8,700
(1694) 1/2 P London Elephant Token, LON DON VF25 PCGS. Hodder 2-D, W-12060, High R.6. ...
$2,040
(1694) 1/2 P London Elephant Token, LON DON Fine 12 PCGS. Hodder 2-D, W-12060, High R.6. ...
$1,680
(1694) 1/2 P London Elephant Token, LON DON, Hodder 2-D, W-12060, High R.6, VF30 NGC. ...
$4,080
Undated (Circa 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-D, W-12060. LON DON. VF Details--Smoothed (PCGS).
$2,347
(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, LON DON VG8 PCGS. Breen-190. The "Godless" London variety, listed as Very Rare by Breen...
$1,725
(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, LON DON--Damaged--NCS. VF Details. ...
$862
Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-D, W-12060. Rarity-6+. LON DON. EF-40 (PCGS).
$12,000
(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, LON DON VF25 PCGS. Breen-190, Hodder 2-D. The "Godless" LON DON Elephant token is signi...
$3,738
$3,450
(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, LON DON VF20 PCGS. ...
$3,220
$16,100
$10,925
$7,475
(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, LON DON--Damaged--NCS. VF Details. ...
$1,380
ELEPHANT 1/2 P LONDON, BN
$1,955
$3,450
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