Great Britain - c.1795

½ Penny Token

(D & H 271 - Middlesex, Burchell's)
Obverse - Great Britain  - c.1795 Reverse - Great Britain - c.1795
Obverse - SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE FAMOUS SUGAR-PLUMBS FOR WORMS In script, No. 79
Legend: BASIL BURCHELL ... LONG - ACRE ...
Reverse - SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN
Legend: . BASIL BURCHELL . CUTTING TEETH
Edge:- Plain.
Size, 28 mm
D & H 271 - Burchell's
O: The words "PROPRIETOR," "FAMOUS," and "WORMS" are in italics. Three dots before and after "LONG-ACRE."
R:
A. 190
Similar to last, but with one large and two small dots.
 
This was often manufactured with the hole pre-drilled, apparently to make it easier to put on a string and hang around your child's neck. This example is nearly as struck.