Scarce Spence's Oddfellows Pitt and Fox London Beginning of Oppression London Halfpenny

Scarce Spence’s Odd Fellows Political London (Middlesex) copper Conder halfpenny token undated. Obverse: The conjoined heads of Pitt and Fox: “ODD FELLOWS * QUIS RIDES” with Pitt crying and Fox laughing. Reverse: Cain killing Abel with legend: “THE BEGINNING OF OPPRESSION”. Edge inscription: “SPENCE x DEALER x IN x COINS x LONDON x”. Listed in Dalton & Hamer as: “SCARCE”. This is Spence having another dig at the major politicians of the period. Interesting token in nice collectable condition, see photograph.

D&H Middlesex No: 804c. Diameter 28mm. VF+ £165.00

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