Yorkshire 35, Leeds. Brownbill's (Dalton & Hamer, page 324)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Fairly common
35. O: A bust of Bishop Blaze holding a wool-comb. SUCCESS TO THE YORKSHIRE
WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY. The comb is farther from the legend, and there is
no flaw, and the teeth come to the second limb of R.
R: A view of the Leeds Cloth Hall with trees showing in the distance. LEEDS
HALFPENNY. Ex.: 1793. Slightly differs in arrangement of trees from any
of the preceeding.
35a. E: Plain.
No. 35, common. 35a was not traced.
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