For your consideration is a 1790's Middlesex Spence's "End Of Pain" Halfpenny Conder Token, DH # 821A. The reference to pain is in regard to Thomas Paine, who greatly influenced English radicals and was forced to flee to France to avoid conviction in England. (1792) prior to this, while in America, he wrote "common sense" (Jan. 1776), involving himself in the clash between England and the American colonies (Thomas Paine is also known as the godfather of the American Revolution.) Much more great history & events about Paine exist on the internet and in reference works. Details are clear with much nicer than average surfaces AND color is a nice deep brown. A difficult to locate conder token! (Diameter: 30 mm edge: plain (not in collar) composition: copper) Graded AU-55 by NGC and is truly choice about uncirculated. Try and find another this nice!

Thomas Paine tokens are hot ! They are political and historical. In "A Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals," we find anti-Paine and pro-Paine tokens were very popular here in the U.S. in the 1790s. Jaeger writes anti-Paine tokens were imported by such fellows as John Adams and Alexander Hamilton "to carry as pocket pieces." On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton carried pro-Paine tokens, according to the author.