1844 Henry Clay. DeWitt-HC 1844-56. Gilt brass shells. 25.7 mm. Choice Very Fine, pierced.,Gilding has been lost from the high points, exposed fields and rims, but still clings to the more protected areas. This type came with an integral loop, which is lost here. A rare type, and missing from the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection.,From the Brian Dobbins Collection of American Political Tokens. Earlier ex Charles McSorley Collection, Part I, Presidential Coin and Antique, November 1997, lot 56.,