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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 1041026, member: 4580&quot;]I see, 1781 must be when the hospital was built, not the date of issue.</p><p>The date threw me.&nbsp; Let me look further...</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, I found your Conder Token.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>It is identified as <b>SCOTLAND, Angusshire, Montrose, DH-30.</b> 1/2d 1799,</p><p>Montrose Lunatic Hospital.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see no problem with your token now, i<u>t&#039;s just that I stop at 1797</u> for the reason</p><p>I&#039;ve stated. The Conders struck after 1797 in my collection bear no date, </p><p>like some Pidcock tokens&nbsp; which are readily accepted as Conders.</p><p>Yours has similar validity.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>In Scotland, Coins and tokens were scarcer, so circulated more on average.</p><p>Finding one in lesser grade is not unusual, or necessarily very detracting</p><p>to collectors of an issue, county, or a lunatic hospital.&nbsp; One is being </p><p>offered in the ebay listing below.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/SCOTLAND-Conder-1-2d-1799-Montrose-Lunatic-Hospital-F-/300494815548#ht_1594wt_660" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/SCOTLAND-Conder-1-2d-1799-Montrose-Lunatic-Hospital-F-/300494815548#ht_1594wt_660" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/SCOTLAND-Conder-1-2d-1799-Montrose-Lunatic-Hospital-F-/300494815548#ht_1594wt_660</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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