Gloucestershire 60, Brimscombe port (Dalton & Hamer, page 37)Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very common60. O: A barge, with plain sails. THAMES AND SEVERN CANAL. Without two dots -X- R: The entrance into a tunnel. Not the same die as 59. E: PAYABLE AT BRIMSCOMBE PORT X 60a. E: GLAMORGAN HALFPENNY. 60b. E: Plain. No. 60a, RRR. 60, fairly common. Engraver and manufacturer - Hancock. Proprietors - The Thames and Severn Canal Co. The reverse shows the entrance to the tunnel at Sapperton, which is two and a half miles in length. | |
Keywordsthames and severn canal,mdccxcv | |
Comments about this tokenFairly common token. Edge 60b is mentioned in Addenda, page 538. | |
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