SCOTLAND. Fifeshire 2. Burntisland. Æ halfpenny. 9.97 gm. 30 mm. 1797. A carboy between a rose and a thistle; B V Co cypher above / BURNT ISLAND VITRIOL COMPY 1797 in center; NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT on a radiated garter around. Toned Uncirculated. "No one provokes me and gets by with it" (loosely); interesting motto for a maker of sulphuric acid.

The Dr. Harry Salyards Collection. Ex Davissons 1995.