2011-12-22 14:49:31 Kath Creed kcreed 2012-01-23 18:24:00 Kath Creed kcreed LON-343785 TOKEN 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. 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 ... Information also found at http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/AmPlant.intro.html. Tin or tin alloy Struck or hammered POST MEDIEVAL POST MEDIEVAL POST MEDIEVAL 1688 28.3 2.6 Complete 2011-12-22 14:49:31 GREATER LONDON TOWER HAMLETS TOWER HAMLETS POINT( ) Calculated from parish centroid TQ38SW TQ3380 29.06.2003 Metal detector Found on the Thames foreshore 1 LON Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.