Dublin 29, Camac Kyan and Camac (Dalton & Hamer, page 462)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Rare (R)
Harp with Five Strings.
29. O: A female seated holding a harp with five strings. INCORPORATED BY ACT OF
PARLIAMENT 1792.
R: A cypher H M Co. CAMAC KYAN AND CAMAC HALFPENNY.
E: PAYABLE in DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH.
Nos. 29-173. It is almost impossible to determine the rarity of individual pieces
in this series, the majority being slight variations of dies. In the case of
distictive specimens, Nos. 39, 41, 42a, b, d, 43, 43 Bis, 63, 65, 75, 77, 83b,
85, 90, 123, 124, 130, 132, 136, 144, 154, 158, 170 we consider RRR. Nos. 42c,
91c, 115, 133 and 159, common. The others, R to RR, and some cases may be RRR.
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