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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2825076, member: 66"]Conder token, Middlesex D&H 991, part of the "national series". The reverse die is actually dated 1790 and was engraved by John G Hancock of Birmingham. It was originally used to produce tokens for Charles Roe of Maccelsfield in the county of Cheshire. The obverse die was used to produce 7 die varieties in Middlesex. Two as part of the Masonic Series and five in the "national series" I do not know who engraved the obv die, but all of the Middlesex pieces are what are known as general circulation pieces (They don't identify a specific merchant and were sold to anyone. They could be issued anonymously so the merchant would never have to redeem them.) and were probably made by Peter Skidmore. Skidmore made his own tokens but he also bought up dies form token makers getting out of the business and then would create mules for general circulation, or to sell to collectors. Collecting the tokens was quite the craze in the 1790's. The Middlesex 991 is considered to be a common variety. I don't have a 991, but I do have a 992 that has the same obverse and a similar reverse dated 1794.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2825076, member: 66"]Conder token, Middlesex D&H 991, part of the "national series". The reverse die is actually dated 1790 and was engraved by John G Hancock of Birmingham. It was originally used to produce tokens for Charles Roe of Maccelsfield in the county of Cheshire. The obverse die was used to produce 7 die varieties in Middlesex. Two as part of the Masonic Series and five in the "national series" I do not know who engraved the obv die, but all of the Middlesex pieces are what are known as general circulation pieces (They don't identify a specific merchant and were sold to anyone. They could be issued anonymously so the merchant would never have to redeem them.) and were probably made by Peter Skidmore. Skidmore made his own tokens but he also bought up dies form token makers getting out of the business and then would create mules for general circulation, or to sell to collectors. Collecting the tokens was quite the craze in the 1790's. The Middlesex 991 is considered to be a common variety. I don't have a 991, but I do have a 992 that has the same obverse and a similar reverse dated 1794.[/QUOTE]
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