Hampshire 53, Portsmouth (Dalton & Hamer, page 45)

53. O: IOHN HOWARD . F.R.S. PHILANTROPIST. The front edge of coat is on a line
       with the second limb of the N of "IOHN."
    R: Arms of the borough. PORTSMOUTH AND CHICHESTER HALF PENNY. Ex.: 1794
    E: PAYABLE AT SHARPS PORTSMOUTH AND CHALDECOTTS CHICHESTER.

The writer of the "Bazaar Notes" says Thomas Sharp was a Mercer, and T.Chaldecott
a Silversmith and Cutler. John Howard, F.R.S. was born at Hackney, 2nd September
1726. His name will always be connected with improvements in prisons. He died of
fever, January 20th, 1790.

No. 53, scarce.

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