Lancashire 75, Liverpool (Dalton & Hamer, page 74)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
Liverpool 1791. Straight 1's in date.
75. O: A ship sailing. LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY. Top of mast to foot of H.
(Same as No. 73, 74.)
R: Head of crest under second limb of AE. The outer head on right to the first
limb of A.
E: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE . X . X .
No. 75, RR.
For readily tracing the dies of the 1791 series, the straight 1's and curved 1's
in the date are divided, the proper edge reading coming first. The straight 1's
are arranged with and without the period on the obverse, and by the position of
the top of mast-head to the letter L of legend, commencing with the top of mast-
head to the centre of L.
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