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JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Thanks to the boys at CRO. Text below by CRO. This coins slays me. MJ

'Trumpet in Eye Socket' Conder Token Halfpenny. MS66 RB [NGC]


Middlesex-Shackelton’s, D&H-478A.

An incredibly high grade token, with about 25% faded mint red and nearly perfect prooflike surfaces.

The obverse depicts the bust of a man with the legend, “WE NE'ER SHALL LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN.”

The reverse depicts two masks with a sword stuck in the eye socket of one, and a trumpet stuck in the eye socket of the other.

The symbolism is obvious (except maybe to us).

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  • yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭
    image What a nice pickup, good work MJ!!!!
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cool post and great coin!
  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow...that is about the creepiest coin, medal or token I've ever seen. LOL
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now that is a nasty looking coin... would never be made in this politically correct world. Such a shame... Cheers, RickO
  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Now that is a nasty looking coin... would never be made in this politically correct world. Such a shame... Cheers, RickO >>


    Yeah, I miss the "good old days" when you could stab someone in the eye and not only get away with it, but have
    it celebrated in art! Damn politicians meddling in everyone's business again...

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,139 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Surprised it didn't come with one of their one-liner captions.

    "And you thought running with scissors was dangerous."

    "All he ever wanted was a Red Ryder BB gun."

    John
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  • GeotovoreGeotovore Posts: 169


    << <i>Surprised it didn't come with one of their one-liner captions.

    "And you thought running with scissors was dangerous."

    "All he ever wanted was a Red Ryder BB gun." >>



    I'd like to see the instrument in your avatar through an eye or two.
  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    I looked at that coin a few minutes ago, coincidentially. It's neat.
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  • yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭
    I'm still chuckling at the title of this thread.image
  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    The man is David Garrick - a famed 18th century British actor and theatrical producer. Worth looking up sometime.

    The reverse represents Comedy and Tragedy in the form of classical masks.
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    lol
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  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow, that coin must have sent some kind of message back in the day...

    Cool... just when you think you've seen it all.

    Thanks for sharing.
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • BloodManBloodMan Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Post a coin with a musical instrument going through an eye

    All of mine are out being slabbed
  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,450 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is a general trade token issued by a gentlemen by the name of Sim. He was the owner of the Garrick Head public house. He had a daughter who was an actress, and at a later date he appears to have been a theatrical agent himself (info per Arthur Waters "Notes on Eighteenth Century Tokens"). James was the diesinker.
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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Aha! Now it makes sense.

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