Lothian 61, Leith (Dalton & Hamer, page 426)

Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Fairly common
61.  O: A ship sailing, at bottom sprigs of leaves. * LEITH HALFPENNY. Similar
        to No. 60, but there's a rope handing like a festoon from end of bowsprit.
     R: Figure of Britannia seated, holding spear and palm branch (?) * LEITH
        HALFPENNY. Ex.: 1797. Similar to No. 60, but the palm branch (?) has more
        simple points, and the end of the legend is farther from the Ex.: line.
     E: PAYABLE IN LEITH EDINBURGH & GLASGOW + + + 

61a. E: Plain.

No. 61a, RRR. 61, common.

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leith halfpenny,1797

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