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Record ID: LIN-466EC0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
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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.
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, suggest that permission was granted.
Just four months later on 11th D…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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