Middlesex 465, Ratley's (Dalton & Hamer, page 147)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Scarce
465. O: A man holding a picture. P. RATLEY . DUKES COURT ST. MARTINS . DEALER IN
DRAWGS. PICTES. & CURIOSOTIES -:-
R: Shells lying on the sea shore, a rocky cliff, and a ship on the sea.
SHELLS . ORES & MINERALS . BOT . SOLD. OR EXCHANGED . 1795. The top of
the cliff comes between "SOLD" and "ON."
465a. E: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ALEXR MOLISON.
No. 465 also struck in silver. There's a specimen struck in lead, or pewter, on
which the head of the young man appears narrower; the word DEALER appears to be
double struck. See also notes at bottom of page 147.
No. 465, also in brass (Addenda, page 543).
No. 465a, RR. 465, scarce. In lead, RRR.
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