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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 7871228, member: 66&quot;]Don&#039;t know what the Queen felt about it one way or the other, and she wouldn&#039;t have issued any coins.&nbsp; The power on the throne at the time was King George III.&nbsp; This was also about 12 years before Great Britain outlawed the slave trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the token, it is a half penny attributed to the county of Middlesex in England and is a mule made by William Lutwyche.&nbsp; The side with the dove and date is the reverse die for a token made for the London Corresponding Society, and the clasped hands die is a reverse die for a token made for the Anti-Slavery Society.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This token was not actually made for either society but more as just another variety to be sold to collectors.&nbsp; Collecting these provincial tokens was a popular fad at the time and manufacturers often created mules. varieties to feed the market.</p><p><br /></p><p>The token is cataloged in Dalton and Hammer as Middlesex 289 and it comes with seven different edge varieties.&nbsp; the rarity varies depending on the edge variety.&nbsp; What is on yours?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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