Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1800, bust left with four buttons on coat, the work of john gregory hancock aged 9 years around, from a model by i.g. hancock sen. below, rev. to encourage a rare instance of genius this coin was struck for t. welch birmingham and date, edge penny token payable on demand, 36.51g/6h (DH 24). A trifle dirty on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare (£250-300)

Provenance:
SNC February 2005 (3310).

36 struck