Provincial Tokens
Middlesex Birchell's DH 274Bis
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - MIDDLESEX |
| Item Description: |
1/2P (1790'S)G.B. D&h-274bis MIDDLESEX - BURCHELL'S E: PLAIN, WM Middlesex DH 274 Bis |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Set Details
| Custom Sets: |
Provincial Tokens
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| Competitive Sets: |
This coin is not competing in any sets.
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Owner Comments:
Middlesex Birchell's DH #274 Bis
Obverse: Advertising text for Birchell's Sugar Plums SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE| FAMOUS SUGAR PLUMS| FOR WORMS. NO. 79 in 7 lines, BASIL BURCHELL above and * LONG-ACRE * below around the rim
Reverse: Advertising text for Birchell's Anodyne Necklace SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN in 7 lines, BASIL BURCHELL above and * CUTTING-TEETH * below around the rim
Edge: Plain Diesinker: Arnold
Manufacturer: William Lutwyche
Issuer: Basil Birchell
Rarity: Extremely Rare
Basil Birchell (1765-1838) was a dealer in patent medicines and later a jeweler and goldsmith at 79 Long Acre, London. His tokens are often pierced to enable them to be attached to his anodyne necklaces and packages of sugar plums as a guarantee of authenticity.
Struck in White Metal.
Heritage Sale, 30 June 2019