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Great Britain - 1814

John Elliot farthing

Obverse:

JOHN ELLIOTT / 1814 / TOBACCONIST / QUAY-SIDE / NEWCASTLE in 5 lines, the first, and last two curved.

Size:

22.3 mm.

Edge:

plain

Reverse:

A tobacco plant in bloom

Legend:

GENUINE o TOBACCO & SNUFF o

Vern's Comments:

Withers:
John Elliot, tobacconist

889 Halfpenny, 1814.
JOHN ELLIOTT 1814 TOBACCONIST QUAY-SIDE NEWCASTLE in 5 lines, the first, and last two curved.
℞ GENUINE o TOBACCO & SNUFF o a tobacco plant in bloom; the bottom leaf at the left points to B
Davis 34
Edge : plain
22mm 3.0g Die axis ↑↓. N

Holden' s Directory for 1809-11 does not list this issuer. Davis says that the dies for these were engraved by Halliday.

John Elliot farthing