Shropshire 15, Coalbrook Dale (Dalton & Hamer, page 224)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Fairly common
15. 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
left, and the position of the ends of the bridge is also different.
(Same as No. 14).
R: A man working a machine. INCLINED PLANE | AT KETLEY | 1789. In three lines
under. With a period after KETLEY and after date. (Same as No. 13).
No. 15, common.
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