John Law. Credit Is As Dead As A Rat, 1701/Jeremiah VI, 14, 1736. B-unlisted; B. XXVIII. Unsigned. Copper, bronzed. 26.3 mm. 114.0 gns. Obverse: An empty suit of clothes seen from behind with date 1701 on the waist. Reverse: An inscription recalling Jeremiah VI, 14, urging justice, and apparently valuing the piece at two groschen with the date 1736 in chronogram. Choice Very Fine. Rims as made. Old collector's identification inked on obverse. From the same obverse die seen on the preceding and the whole piece as generic in message.
Ex Spink Coin Auctions 18 (November 18, 1981, lot 954).
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