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TOKEN
Unique ID: LON-343785
Object type certainty: Certain
An 'American plantations token', made out of tin and minted under James II for use in the American plantations. This token was valued at one 24th of Spanish real, or one and a half farthings. It measures 28.3mm (diameter) x 2.6mm (thickness) and weighs 9.65g
In August 1688 John Holt, agent for a number of tin mines petitioned the King for the right to produce tin tokens for use in the American plantations. Though there are no surviving documents to prove that permission was granted, the existance of a number of dies cut by John Roettier and now in the British Museum, London, suggests that it was.
Just four months later on 11th December, King James II fled England during the 'Glorious Revolution', resulting in the immedate cessation in the production of plantation tokens. None have yet been discovered in the colonies suggesting that these tokens never left England.
Eric Newman (1964) identified seven obverse dies and seven reverse dies used in the production of plantation tokens, however this coin is too corroded categorise. It is not die-combinations 5-D, 4-D and 4-E which shows it is not one of Matthew Young's series of restrikes using original dies in 1828. These restrikes were made out of a pewter-based metal.
Notes:
Information also found at http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/AmPlant.intro.html.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1688
Dimensions and weight
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 9.65 g
Diameter: 28.3 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Tin or tin alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Tower Hamlets
Parish: Tower Hamlets
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ3380
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Friday 21st October 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Miss Kath Creed
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Identified by: Miss Kath Creed - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Thursday 22nd December 2011
Updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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