Obv: THOS. SPENCE SIR THOS. MORE THOS. PAINE 1795, in the center in four lines, ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN around. Rev: Three men hanging on gallows, THE THREE THOMAS’S around, 1796 below. Edge: Milled.
Uncirculated. Choice brown and Proof-like with deep mirrors. Rare. Most recent example at Baldwin’s hammered for £900.
A ‘Hanger’ collector’s dream! This beauty turns Spence’s heroes for liberty Spence, More, and Paine and flips the intent on reverse, which displays the same 3 Thomas’ hanging from the gallows! How’s that for ‘spooky’?!