Halfpenny advertising token (jeton)

Contemporary age

 

 

 

Metal: Alloy.

Issuing entity: Basil Burchell (Great Britain).

Mint: Not specified.

Date: Years 1790-1800.

Obverse:

BASIL BURCHELL, SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE FAMOUS SUGARPLUMBS FOR WORMS, Nº 79, LONG-ACRE.

Reverse:

BASIL BURCHELL, COLES PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN, CUTTING TEETH.

Weight: 7.57 gr. - Diameter: 29 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Conder, 1798, 85, no. 133; Hart et alii, 1966, 1311-1317;
http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-famous-little-sugar-plums/

Published in: Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 172.

Monetary Inventory Number: 5861.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.