Auction Catalogue
United States of America, Washington Halfpenny, 1791, bust left, washington president, date below, rev. ship right, liverpool halfpenny, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool (Baker 17; Durst 332; DH Middlesex 116). Some spotting on obverse, underlying wear, otherwise very fine with original colour, extremely rare, most certainly one of the finest known (£1,000-1,500)
Provenance:
E. Quarmby Collection.
Superior to the Garrett specimen (Bowers & Ruddy, 25 March 1981, lot 1708, sold for US $2,600). Only about 20 specimens are known, several of which are in institutions
The DH reference is Lancashire 116
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