1656 Edward Camfield Farthing (error?)

This is listed in Boyne's as #1473, under the Love Lane section of London and it's a 1/4d. :thumb: I only have one London token so far, they always go for a mint! :goofer:

Ribbit

 

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I just attributed this one that came in late last week:






I about pee'd myself when I figured out what it is. It's a A. K. Sale Penny from Kinsale, Ireland. It's my very first full penny trade token and it's my very first Irish trade token.

It may be in poor shape but Irish trade tokens are impossible to find and when you dew find them, they cost a small fortune. :goofer: I liked this one so I bid a little higher than I should have but I think I got a good deal for 10 bucks. However, I didn't have it attributed when I bought it, which I will normally dew, but I liked it and I figured I could figure it out once I had it in hand and it was a boogher to attribute. :desk:

Ribbit

 

I have a couple of pieces from Rotherhithe, back then indeed it was in Surrey so I listed it so, but now it is enveloped in London.

 

This is my Irish entry, but curiously the piece was found in Shropshire - a bit out of the way, and even in the 21st century still rural. Because of the significance of finding an Irish token in Shropshire last year it was reported through the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and I had to secure an export license to have the coin sent to the USA:



For an Irish token it is fairly common, but Irish tokens are a bit scarcer than their English brethren. It was issued by Mic Wilson in Dublin during 1672, he was apparently a butcher - the reason for the cow on the piece.

 

This piece from Joseph Russell in Arundel, Sussex, features St. George slaying the dragon:

 

Great Thread!

Very informative thread guys...I love these too. I'm amazed at how many different designs exist.

 

I've been looking for a Mic Wilson so I'd have an Irish token but no luck. Irish trade tokens are few and far between and that's why I was so giddy last night when I figured out the one I now have. But I still want a Mic Wilson.

Ribbit

Ps: A UK friend of mine sold a John Foxall last year.




I wanted it but it went for way too much but it was the one that got me into collecting these, since he sent the pics to me for help ID'ing it and I realized just how much fun these are to collect. :hammer:

 

There are 14 thousand known issuers, with an estimated 20 thousand, so these are loads of fun. I am always on the outlook for unlisted varieties. :kewl:

Ribbit

 

Here's my unifaced Strood token:






I can't tag it to any known tokens so I don't have a clue who issued it. :goofer:

Ribbit

Ps: It may be a Phillip Ewer variety of 1666 (#444 Kent).

 

I've picked up a few more 17th Century Trade Tokens.





That's a 1668 William Healy halfe-penny, at the Boars Head, from the Fleet Street area of London. I'll post more tokens later plus I finally have a heart-shaped half-penny in route and I'll post it once it arrives.

Ribbit

 

My heart-shaped half-penny finally came in.





This is the only heart-shaped trade token in my collection but I hope it isn't the last.

Ribbit