"Great Britain, Portsmouth. Hampshire. AE halfpenny. 1795. EARL HOWE & THE FIRST OF JUNE 1794 // 1795 / HALF PENNY, bust of Earl Howe left, wearing tri-corner hat, wig and military jacket with lace collar / THE WOODEN WALLS OF OLD ENGLAND, three-masted ship sailing left on ocean waves. D&H 30. VF, reddish patina, shallowly-struck area in top quadrant of reverse; a few green spots within reverse lettering.

Ex B.A. Seaby. "