18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, cart under gallows from which three men are hanging, the end of three logger heads, rev. as if from newgate cells three felons led, and on the new drop tyd, till dead, dead, dead, 37mm, 19.26g/12h (DH 11; BHM 445). Usual die flaw on obverse, some weakness on the hanging men (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare
£600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe February 2001 [from W. Anderson February 1998]