Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, Philip Astley, Copper Halfpenny, obv Mercury standing on the back of a horse, THE . FIRST . EQUESTN. PERFORMANCE . IN . EUROPE. Ex: LYCEUM STRAND LONDON around, rev man balancing himself upon his head on the point of a sword, SINGING DANCING TUMBLING SLACK WIRE &c. around, EVERY EVENING in exergue, edge PAYABLE AT LONDON OR MANCHESTER (Conder p.92, 182; Pye p.29, 3; Virt p.51; Atkins p.100, 257; D&H Middlesex 362). Good extremely fine and extremely rare.
ex A W Jan Collection, sold by Glendinings, 7 May 1952, this token part of the remainder purchased by Baldwin's in 1955

Estimate: £70-90