Davissons Ltd.
Auction 36 22 February 2017
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Lincolnshire 8a. Æ halfpenny. 11.5 gm. 30 mm. 1793. A view of Wainfleet Abbey; FOUNDED BY WILLIAM WAYNEFLEET 1459 / Hope standing, a hand on an anchor, a ship in the distance; WAINFLEET HALFPENNY 1793 around. Edge: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSES OF D. WRIGHT & S. PALMER. Uncirculated; light toning with luster; struck on a flan that was rough on the reverse; artistically well designed and attractive.