Middlesex D&H 274 Burchell's Ireland PENNY TOKEN 1804 above and

PENNY TOKEN 1804 above and below

FOUNDLING FIELDS around

Obv: A crowned female seated holding a harp with 5 strings

cornucopia

Middlesex D&H 274 Burchell's Ireland PENNY TOKEN 1804 above andObv: BASIL BURCHELL above, SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE FAMOUS SUGAR PLUMBS FOR WORMs, center. NO. 79 LONG ACRE below. Rev: BASIL BURCHELL SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN. CUTTING TEETH. Edge: THIS IN NOT A COIN BUT A MEDAL .+.+.+.+. UNC. Brown. Basil Burchell was a well known vendor who patented his own medicines. We would call him a quack today. His business did flourish however, and this piece was probably sold with his Sugar Plumbs.