Lancashire 12, Lancaster (Dalton & Hamer, page 64)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
Dated 1791.
12. O: Centre of crown points to U. (Same as No. 11.)
R: Line of shield cuts between C and A, and between P and E to right.
E: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOS. WORSWICK & SONS . X .
No. 12, RR.
The points noted as a mode of identification:
O: The position of the front point of crown to the letters of the word "GAUNT,"
and the centre point of crown to the letters of the word "DUKE," also the
star under bust.
R: The centre line of shield to the letters on either side, and point of shield
to the date.
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