1844 Henry Clay. DeWitt-HC 1844-61. Gilt brass shells. 23.0 mm. Mint State, though the shank is lost.,The obverse is brilliantly gilt, lustrous and very attractive. The shanks on this type must have been fragile as both examples in the Ford Collection were also missing theirs.,From the Brian Dobbins Collection of American Political Tokens. Earlier ex Presidential Coin and Antique, June 2015, lot 229.,