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A trade token issued to Francis Shackelton
Obv: ONE PENNY TOKEN in center double circle with ornament above and laurel sprig below
ARTE FAVENTE NIL DESPERANDUM around
Rev: PRO BONO PUBLICO in three lines
Double-stamped edge
Middlesex D&H 1025 Hardy Soho A trade token issued toObv: Bust facing left, TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON around, T. HARDY 1794 in exergue. Rev: ACQUITTED BY HIS JURY COUNSEL HON. T. ERSKINE GIBBS ESQR. in six lines. Edge: Plain. Extremely Fine. Struck from rusty obverse die. By trade, Thomas Hardy was a shoemaker, but he was also the secretary to the London Corresponding Society. This secret society advocated for reform of parliament, but also insurrection, with dreams of establishing a republic in England.