1790s NGC MS 64 Tragic Comedy Masks Conder 1/2 Penny Sim's D&H 478a (18030607C)

Mint State grade Middlesex Sim's Conder half penny token. Bust of David Garrick (famous actor), WE NE'ER SHALL LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN / C. JAMES. F. (under bust)  Tragic and Comic masks, a thistle and crown above, sprigs below, SIMS RUSSELL COURT DH 478a Edge: plain Certified by NGC to MS 64, considerable amount of luster.  David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson. He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III audiences and managers began to take notice. Impressed by his portrayals of Richard III and a number of other roles, Charles Fleetwood engaged Garrick for a season at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He remained with the Drury Lane company for the next five y