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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 1194617, member: 4580&quot;]Thanks, farthing...</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that perhaps none of the 274 variety were holed but were struck strictly for sale to collectors, </p><p>by Burchell the goldsmith and jeweler, but I would think also in coin dealer&#039;s shops in various locations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps an important issue is that medals were never made illegal and its edge inscription states that it is a medal,</p><p>(not intended for circulation, or to be considered as money).&nbsp; I&#039;m sure many knew the difference between tokens and medals, probably more than today.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could be right about the date, it&#039;s hard to tell exactly because Basli Burchell sold his products from 1744 well into the 1800&#039;s.</p><p>Because of the edge, your supposition that it was struck in later years seems reasonable since its legal status needed to be clarified by the lettering.</p><p><br /></p><p>But Bill and I think probably circa 1795 is a reasonable estimate. but possibly 1800 or a bit later is also possible.</p><p>By 1790 Burchell had also become a jeweler and goldsmith.</p><p>He was probably a coin collector, too. I wouldn&#039;t put it past him. LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that for many collectors, tokens or medals for their businesses came long after their first contact as collectors.</p><p>Who else would have such appreciation for the medium?</p><p><br /></p><p>The varieties that were holed were for tying on cords on bags of sugar plums or suspending on a peony root necklace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Burchell was always battling counterfeiters of his products but he held the patent and apparently the best reputation.&nbsp; </p><p>Only two stores, his Anodyne store with a logo sign and one other sold his products in London.&nbsp; </p><p>The other store was at first Bowens, which later became Mrs. Randall&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I don&#039;t know the exact date (perhaps you do) that Conder Tokens were declared null, I try to collect between 1787-1796,</p><p>staying in earlier dates than when the cartwheel pennies and tuppence were struck by Boulton as official regal coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>So this medal could be from a later date, but I don&#039;t mind so much because I know that similar pieces had to have circulated,</p><p>based on their intrinsic value and similarity to other Conder Tokens listed in D&amp;H.&nbsp; And I like the story behind this issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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