Lothian 59, Leith (Dalton & Hamer, page 426)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Fairly common
59. O: A ship and boat sailing by a fort. SUCCESS TO THE PORT OF LEITH 1796.
Similar to No. 58, but no flag on the look-out and three canons in place
of three arches.
R: A female seated holding a wand in one hand and a pair of scales in the
other, a thistle behind her, packages and a cask in front labelled TEA and
GIN; the end of wand points to the letter E of "THE," the packages, scales
and thistle are all different, and the inscriptions "GIN" and "TEA" are
less distinct. PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF JOHN WHITE KIRK-GATE LEITH.
No. 59, common.
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