Middlesex D&H 274 Burchell's Ireland FOUNDLING FIELDS around

FOUNDLING FIELDS around

PENNY TOKEN 1804 above and below

twelve each side

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

The Clach-na-Cudden stone is today buried in concrete

Middlesex D&H 274 Burchell's Ireland FOUNDLING FIELDS aroundObv: 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.