Lancashire 40, Lancaster (Dalton & Hamer, page 68)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Common
Dated 1794.
40. O: No star under bust. Centre of crown to first limb of D.
R: Wider space between R and H.
E: AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPRESS'D OF ALL NATIONS.
40a. E: Plain.
No. 40, RRR. 40a, common. No. 40 was not traced.
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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