British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Historical Medals, Thomas Paine, 1793, a white metal medal, unsigned, man hanging from tree, a tree is known by its fruit…, i die for this damn'd book in speech bubble, rev. may the tree of liberty exist to bear tommy's last friend, 32mm, 10.75g/12h (DH Middlesex 209, the plate coin; BHM 366). Usual small flaws by obverse rim, even wear, fine, very rare £400-£600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by the late David Barry Bailey.

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Provenance: J.A. Bobbe Collection; R.S. Brown Jr Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T8, 6 October 2010, lot 568 [from J.A.B. August 1998]; bt W. McKivor.

It is possible, but not now provable, that this piece was once in the Hamer collection