Middlesex 290. London, Piccadilly. London Corresponding Society. Æ halfpenny. 11.24 gm. 29 mm. Dies by Jacob made for Skidmore. A man hanging from a gallows, P(eye)T (A Pitt rebus) above the crossbar, a cap of Liberty on a pole behind, an obelisk inscribed 1796 on the upper part, PEACE on the lower part, a shield with an anchor and HOPE written above; symbols of religious and political power strewn on the ground below; LIBERTY AND NOT SLAVERY around / A circular legend around a LCS cypher; DEDICATED TO THE LONDON CORRESPONDING SOCIETY in the outer ring; MAY THESE ENDEAVORS MEET REWARD in the inner ring. Edge: Milled. Uncirculated; prooflike; lightly toned.

The Dr. Harry Salyards Collection. Ex Davisson 11/98. Ex Noble 1998.

(Note the William Pitt medal, lot 338)