Middlesex 261, Burchell's (Dalton & Hamer, page 123)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
261. O: BASIL BURCHELL SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE FAMOUS SUGAR-PLUMBS FOR WORMS 79.
LONG ACRE. Small crosses before and after "LONG ACRE." Figures are much
larger, and a dot between "LONG" and "ACRE". The tail of N does not
extend over 79.
R: BASIL BURCHELL SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN.
CUTTING-TEETH. The N of "NECKLACE" touches the U of "CUTTING", and
a hyphen connects "CUTTING-TEETH".
(Same for Nos. 259-263.)
May be found struck in both copper and white metal.
No. 261, RR.
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