we don't use the term condor tokens in the uk,he was an American collector nothing more,we call them trade tokens
1887 was queen Victoria golden jubilee so many coins of that date were kept as keepsakes,so common but still collectable
1887 sixpence £7 this is the revised type the original design was withdrawn,confused with the half sovereign-1826 shilling £10--1826 shilling...
this is a Maundy coin
the pound known as a quid--comes from the latin quid pro quo--something for something,came into use when the sovereign went out of use and...
yes--that was in England and is the origin of the saying to spend a penny-----I am an ancient man so it was a long time ago,i guess the slots went...
when I was a lad you had to put a penny into a slot to open the door of a public toilet
I ALWAYS LACK CONFIDENCE WITH INDENTIFICATION OF MEDIEVAL COINS-I BOUGHT A BAG OF THESE AT AUCTION,STUCK ON THESE--TWO HENRY 111,ONE EWARD 1 ?????...
no longer there today-they did a dig on tv a while ago,found the foundations and a few blanks.now under gardens and the road--interesting...
minted in birmingham at the soho mint by matthew boulton on the new invertion the steam engine-they were used by shop keepers as weights -penny...
the same as now,the water you see fell on the mendip hills ten thousand years ago and has taken that time to reach bath,a very interesting...
have a look on the edge it might well tell you who issued it and where
oh yes the two best words in the English language--CRICKET AND PINT
at the start of English money--a penny weight of silver was 40 grains of wheat--240 pennies was a pound or 9600 grains of wheat--if a penny was...
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