Great Britain - 1794
½ Penny(D & H 1045a - Middlesex, Political and Social Series) |
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Frankly I'm only calling this a half-penny because the coin slip it came in labeled as such. But there's no indication of value at all on this token. It seems to be a fairly complete story all in one small coin. |
| I was sent the following link by Jean-Luc Dufond of Belgium. It's a pretty interesting story as I suspected. Jean-Luc also sent an image of a similar token of another of the defendants in the case, T. Hardy. |
| D & H 1045a - J. H. Tooke | ||
| O: | Bust to right, J. H. TOOKE ESQR. 1794 under. TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON. | |
| R: | ACQUITTED | BY HIS JURY. | COUNSEL | HON. T. ERSKINE | V. GIBBS ESQR. | |
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