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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 653709, member: 12718&quot;]Thank you PC and to all for the nice comments. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Regarding condition, many Conder tokens can be found in AU to UNC condition. This is because they were so popular and there were many contemporary collectors who became enamored with their themes (political, social, business, or just their design). The key rub point for the wild man is the nose where one must see the hair or it is probably AU. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some varieties were heavily used as intended and thus received wear - as small change to lubricate buying and selling or to pay workers during the Industrial Revolution. Others were made for collectors (like mine - although it is considered to be a half penny, with only 75 made, it was not likely to be used as such). </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are not many internet links to share that give a lot of information on Conder tokens. There are several key reference books (expensive and many out of print) that are most useful. The essential catalogue would be Dalton and Hamer&#039;s &quot;The Provincial Token - Coinage of the 18th Century&quot;. There is a 2004 updated version and it will run you about $185 to acquire. If after that, one wants to go after the out of print references, then the next step in my opinion, is to collect the R.C. Bell books that provide some historical info on each piece. The five for the 18th century will run about $350+ total to acquire depending upon condition. The challenge to collect these is that there is realistically no end to the type. There are thousands of different pieces with different edge inscriptions. I mainly collect by what design strikes my eye along with condition and rarity.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, as to an internet link, I think this is a good one to provide you with some background on one of the big names behind the manufacture of many of these pieces:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://sohomint.info/tokenstory1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sohomint.info/tokenstory1.html" rel="nofollow">http://sohomint.info/tokenstory1.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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