British tokens

token halfpenny 18th century--SANDWICH--by royal charter in 1155 five ports on the south east coast of England were put in a confederation called the cinque ports--hastings ,new Romney,hythe,dover and sandwich their duties were to maintain ships for when the crown should need them and help trade------s sandwich is no longer a port due too the change in coast line it is now two miles inland

 

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Hereford.

 

Norwich halfpenny 1792. Rather nice coin.

 

Halfpenny 1793. I don't know the town & county.

 

Those are usually called Conder tokens, after the collector James Conder. That stork design suggests Cambridgeshire but I am not sure. The beehive on the other side is fairly common, and so is the "Industry has it's (sic!) sure reward" motto.

Christian

 

have a look on the edge it might well tell you who issued it and where