In 1760, Francis McMinn, of Donaghadee in Ireland, issued a series of tokens, intending to compete with, and replace, the Wood's Hibernia halfpennies in circulation. This handsome token has lovely lighter brown color with bold date and impressive surfaces. There are a couple of rim nicks on each side noted for accuracy

"Fine Details - Environmental Damage" Medium brown color with darker areas in parts of the fields and recesses of both sides. The date is bold and most of the detail is clear except for part of the plow, which is weakly struck. The surfaces are evenly porous. A great buy on this very popular Colonial!

"XF Details - Corrosion" Has XF detail overall, though coin is a dark, ebony brown color with even, heavy porosity from corrosion. The porosity causes the obverse detail to appear a little weak, giving it more of a VF look. A great deal on this scarce colonial!

"XF Details - Environmental Damage" Deep ebony brown color with porous surfaces, mainly around the obverse peripheries, with minimal traces of corrosion. All detail is clear, though the date is weak from the porosity, yet readable. A great deal on this scarce and popular colonial! Greysheet is $575 in XF40! No Plow Sprig variety

Impressive medium to slightly deeper brown color with lots of reddish tan highlights throughout the obverse, and around the lettering of the reverse. A well struck example with no major marks and lovely eye appeal. The 1794 Franklin Press Token belongs to a series of British-made pieces known as "Conder" Tokens (Halfpenny- and Penny-sized tokens made for sale to collectors and sometimes used as advertising tokens by certain merchants). Although the Franklin Press Tokens probably never circulated in America, collectors have included them as a U.S. "Colonial" coin because of the reference to the American patriot and statesman, Benjamin Franklin. The printing press illustrated on the front of this token is believed to be the same press used by Franklin while he worked in London, England as a journeyman printer! Priced well below the $1,500 Greysheet price!