Hampshire 59, Portsmouth (Dalton & Hamer, page 46)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
59. O: An anchor and cable between sprigs of laurel. PROMISSORY HALFPENNY.
Very similar to No. 58; wreath different.
R: Bust to left. STANHOPE NOBLE WITHOUT NOBILITY.
E: YORK BUILT A.M. 1223 . CATHEDRAL REBUILT A.D. 1075
59a. E: PAYABLE AT ADAM SIMPSONS ROMNEY.
Engraver - Wyon. Manufacturer - Pitt. Proprietors - Robinson, Mooney and Carter.
Charles Earl Stanhope, born 1753; died 1816; was the founder of the Revolution
Society. He declared himself a firm and steady supporter of the unalienable
rights, and of the happiness of all mankind.
No. 59, a, RR.
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