Shropshire 11, Coalbrook Dale (Dalton & Hamer, page 224)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
11. O: View of a bridge with a vessel sailing under the bridge, and the following
legend above it in three lines: ERECTED | ANNO 1779. | SPAN 100 FEET. With
an inner circle. IRON BRIDGE AT COALBROOK DALE 1792. The 1's slope to the
right. (Same for Nos. 9-13).
R: A man working a machine. INCLINED PLANE | AT KETLEY | 1789. In three lines
under. The 1 in date has a flat top, and 9 under first limb of L.
No. 11, RR.
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