Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), chemist, discoverer of oxygen, theologian and educator, silver medal, 1783, on his 50th Birthday, by J. G. Hancock, bust right, rev. his workbench laden with scientific apparatus, 36mm. (BHM 251, R2; Eimer 807; DH Warwickshire, as token penny), about extremely fine, rare
*ex Cheffins auction
Priestley was to die in Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Estimate: 250 - 300 GBP