Davissons Ltd.
Auction 38 27 Feb 2019
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Shropshire 14. Coalbrook Dale. Æ halfpenny. 12.07 gm. 30 mm. 1792. A high bridge with a ship sailing underneath; ERECTED ANNO 1779 SPAN 100 FEET above; IRON BRIDGE AT COALBROOK DALE around, 1792 below / A large machine with a man tending it; INCLINED PLANE AT KETLEY 1789 below. Edge: PAYABLE AT COALBROOK DALE AND KETLEY. Uncirculated; prooflike; flan flaw on reverse; otherwise choice with mirror luster and traces of iridescence.
The Dr. Harry Salyards Collection. Ex Wayne Anderson EAC 1994.