Middlesex (1790-94) half penny token D&H-830a
This specimen was lot 42190 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Spence's 1/2 Penny Token, ND (ca. 1790s). PCGS MS-63 Brown. Variety with plain edge. Obverse: Man hanging from gibbet, church in background to right, legend around "END OF PAIN"; Reverse: Legend in five-lines "MAY THE/KNAVE/OF JACOBIN CLUBS/NEVER GET A/TRICK", shamrock above, star below. Nicely preserved and attractive, this choice Uncirculated example displays lovely rich brown patina with a slight iridescent sheen that pops out when tilted in the light. A wholesome and original looking piece offering much originality and good eye appeal."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: D&H-830a.
- Conder, James. An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size. Ipswich: G. Jermyn, 1798.
- Dalton, Richard, and Samuel H. Hamer. The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century. 1910-1917. reprinted 2015 by Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, PA.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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