Obv: Head of a man and an ass combined, ODD FELLOWS A MILLION HOGG 1795 A GUINEA PIG around. Rev: Four men dancing round a pole, surmounted by a head radiated, TREE OF LIBERTY around. Edge: Plain.
Extremely Fine. Old clean. Large flan.
Known as the first socialist, Thomas Spence was a thorn in the side of the crown during his time. His shop, ‘The Hive of Liberty’, was the source of his publication, ‘Pig’s Meat, or Lessons for the Swinish Multitude, Collected by the Poor Man’s Advocate.” After he declared bankruptcy, he sold his dies to Peter Skidmore, who would proceed to mule his dies with others, creating a whole different take on Spence’s dies.