Howdy peeps, I try to pick up a few 17th Century English Trade Tokens each month, to keep that part of my collection growing, and I finally bit the big one and picked up a gorgeous 1668 Joseph Phillipps Half Peny (seller's pics): O: IOSEPH . PHILLIPPS . AT . YE - A FALCON R: IN. STRATFORD . VPPON . AVON - HIS HALF PENY . 1668 This variety has I . A . P under the falcons feet on the obverse, which are the initials of the issuer (Joseph A. Phillipps). As I am trying to do with all aspects of my collection, I'm upgrading many of my lower grade coins when I can but I never expected to have such a gorgeous example as the one above. It makes me drool! :goofer: The seller's pics were good enough to use so I could go ahead and share this with you now instead of having to wait several weeks until it arrives. Ribbit Ps: I've found out this is a reproduction from the 60's or early 70's. :goofer:
very nice :hammer: Very nice pix up And to think a half penny was a man's wage for the day in those day' For 1668 it is in top nick Dave
I've also got a 1668 A.K. Sale (Kinsale, Ireland) Penny that is extremely rare. It is in poor condition but easily attributable. I've also recently started collecting 17th century Irish coins (Gunmoney). :thumb: Ribbit
wow Have never seen one in good or bad cond i have only have one of the gun money connage but have a few of old irish token's will post here tomorow Dave
