Lancashire 48, Lancaster (Dalton & Hamer, page 69)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
Dated 1794.
48. O: No star under bust. (Same as No. 39.)
R: Shield of arms. HALFPENNY 1794 in large letters. Period after legend.
(Same as No. 45.)
E: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THO. AND ALEX. HUTCHISON.
No. 48, RR.
The points noted as a mode of identification:
O: The position of the front point of crown to the letters of the word "GAUNT,"
and the centre point of crown to the letters of the word "DUKE," also the
star under bust.
R: The centre line of shield to the letters on either side, and point of shield
to the date.
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