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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 145902, member: 1824&quot;]The Walthamstow 1/2d. tokens are very interesting pieces from Essex.I have both the Britannia/Brutus &amp; the Britannia/Lion pieces.There&#039;s a whole series of these pieces using this particular Britannia design.It must be remembered that in the late 18th Century &amp; the early 19th Century,there was a massive coin shortage throughout the British Isles,so traders&#039; tokens like these filled the void.</p><p><br /></p><p>Traders&#039; tokens are,in a sense,coins,as that is what their main function was.Here in New Zealand,there was a coin shortage during the 19th Century,so some traders did the same thing as in England,&amp; had their own tokens struck.They are popular with New Zealand coin collectors.I even have the 1/2d. &amp; 1d. issued by J.Hurley of Wanganui (my home town).There are a few rarities as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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