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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 1070403, member: 4580&quot;]<b>1788 William III Glorious Revolution Jubilee</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a new acquisition, a Conder Token from the National Series, </p><p>generally medals or medalets and struck for collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is Middlesex DH 948, dated 1788.&nbsp; This gilt token has been graded MS-62 by NGC,</p><p>though I would not grade it so highly, considering a good deal of rub and somelight wear </p><p>that seems obvious to me.&nbsp; This isn&#039;t my first time for such an &#039;inconsistency.&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>I do like it a lot, and valued it enough to keep it and pay a retail UNC price.&nbsp; It&#039;s a raw coin now, again,</p><p>and I received some &#039;provenance&#039; from two friends, one a dealer, one a collector.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s great, and that&#039;s how I found out a bit about its past.</p><p><br /></p><p>During my research, I also found out that the term &#039;gilt&#039; applies to coatings of gold or brass.</p><p>Gilt tokens make it easier to determine wear, imho, because the metal of the planchet </p><p>begins to show through on high points of legends and devices, and in this case, near the scalloped edge.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Larrymo123/After%2012-6-10/Midd948OBV850.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Larrymo123/After%2012-6-10/Midd948REV850.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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