BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, SCOTLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Copper Halfpenny, 1797, obv ship under sail to right, * LEITH HALFPENNY above, one line to left from top of royal main mast, a line hanging from end of bowsprit, rev Britannia seated left, LEITH HALFPENNY 1797, Britannia's foot does not extend past groundline, medium 9 nearly aligns with top of first 7, edge PAYABLE AT THE SHOP OF JOSEPH ARCHIBALD * * * * * (D&H unlisted, Davisson as D&H 61b). Better than extremely fine and exceedingly rare, this the only specimen traced.
Estimate: £150-200