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Lincolnshire Wainfleet DH #8
Obverse: A view of Wainfleet Abbey, 1459 beneath FOUNDED BY WILLIAM WAYNEFLETE
Reverse: A figure of Hope standing, her left arm resting on an anchor, the right hand point upward, a ship sailing in the distance WAINFLEET HALFPENNY Ex: 1793
Edge: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF D. WRIGHT & S. PALMER . X .
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon
Manufacturer: Peter Kempson
Issuer: David Wright and Stephen Palmer
Rarity: Common
David Wright (1743-1811) and Stephen Palmer (1749-1828) were both mercers in Wainfleet All Saints. The building originally served as a Free Grammar School and was founded by William Patten, otherwise known as William of Wainfleet and afterwards as Bishop of Winchester, Lord High Chancellor during the reign of Henry VI. It later served as a Church and is currently a library.
Atkins: Lincolnshire 9
Bt. Jerry Bobbe