Record ID: WAW-166064
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn, complete, copper alloy Post Medieval halfpenny trade token dating AD 1666. Obverse description: Uncertain due to wear. Obverse inscription: Illegible. Reverse inscription: * IN [...] ING [...] 1666 // HIS HALF PENY. Diameter: 17.81mm. Thickness: 1.12mm. Die axis: Unknown due to wear.
Created on: Friday 14th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
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Record ID: WAW-38E015
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn, Post Medieval copper alloy halfpenny token dating to AD 1666 and issued by Henry Pearson in Bilston, formerly in Staffordshire. Obverse description: Packhorse facing left inside of twisted wire inner circle. Obverse inscription: * HENRY * PEARSON * *. Reverse description: HIS/HALF/PENY in three lines with P/.H.E. below, all inside a twisted wire inner circle. Reverse inscription: * OF * BILSON * 1666. Diameter: 18.74mm. Thickness: 0.94mm. Die axis: 11.
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2022
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Record ID: WAW-3E90E3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy 17th century token halfpenny issued by Edward Pritchett of Worcester, Worcestershire. Williamson (1967: 1300), Worcestershire no. 156, dated to AD 1667. Token is very worn and part of the edge has broken away in antiquty.  Toekn measures 22.5mm in diameter. 
Created on: Thursday 3rd November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2022
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Record ID: WMID-A9CDB6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade token of 17th Century dating, issued by Nathaniell Smith of Leominster in 1667. C.f. Williamson, p 290, no 63. Diameter: 18.4 mm Thickness: 0.7 mm Weight: 1.4 g
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
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Record ID: WMID-710248
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval token: No date, but details of initials and decoration lead us to believe it is possibly 17th century, c1665 issued by William Finch of Worcester. Williamson (1889, 139).
Created on: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Record ID: WMID-134A0F
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy 17th century token halfpenny issued by John Cherry of Worcester, Worcestershire. Williamson (1967: 1289), Worcestershire no. 131, dated 1664 on token. Overall dimensions: 17.46mm in diameter, 0.55mm in thickness and 0.5g in weight.
Created on: Friday 31st May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: WAW-4208B2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval token: a 17th century trade token issued by Francs Iefferis of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Williamson No. 188. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-BC7C52
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval token: a 17th century trade token issued by Fran Richardson of Worcester. Williamson No. 157. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens were then banned.…
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: WAW-DFD693
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval token: a 17th century trade token issued by John Cherry of Worcester. Williamson (Williamson, G.C. Trade Tokens Issued in the 17th CenturySeaby Volume I-III) No. 132. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 …
Created on: Wednesday 10th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-372F0A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of Ezekell Partridg of Stourbridge, Worcestershire. Williamson Nos. 104-7. Dickenson Nos. 104-7. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens we…
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2017
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Record ID: WAW-9F22FB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token, but the details cannot be identified. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens were then banned (Besly 1997, 20). The token has been pie…
Created on: Sunday 20th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
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Record ID: WMID-5D8069
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy trade token, belonging to Edward Morgan of Tanworth, issued in 1668. Token has been pierced at 7 o'clock on the obverse, from obverse to reverse. Internal diameter of the hole is 1.0 mm. Obverse: The Apothecaries' Arms Inscription EDWARD . [MOR]GAN . Reverse: HIS HALF PENY Inscription: OF . TANWORTH . 1668 Diameter: 19.4 mm Thickness: 0.6 mm Weight: 0.7 g Reference: Williamson: Volume II p 1214 ref. 169
Created on: Monday 24th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Record ID: WAW-EC7B96
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of Worcester. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens were then banned (Besly 1997, 20). Besly, E. 1997 Loose Change: A Guide to Common …
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2016
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Record ID: WAW-EC20F7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of Worcester. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens were then banned (Besly 1997, 20). Besly, E. 1997 Loose Change: A Guide to Common …
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2016
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Record ID: WAW-EBFE89
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of Thomas Hackett of Worcester. Hackett was Mayor of Worcester in 1664 and appears from his will to have owned a lot of properties in Worcester, including those around the Shambles (Williamson, 1291). Williamson No. 143. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place o…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2016
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Record ID: WAW-EB75E3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of Worcester. Williamson No. 122. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens were then banned (Besly 1997, 20). Besly, E. 1997 Loose Change…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Record ID: WAW-EB269B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of Edward Miels of Ludlow. Dickinson No. 34. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide an insight to the trade of the time. In 1672 regal copper coinage was introduced and the trade tokens were then banned (Besly 1997, 20). Besly, E. 1997 L…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Record ID: WAW-588A9C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of Thomas Hackett of Worcester. Hackett was Mayor of Worcester in 1664 and appears from his will to have owned a lot of properties in Worcester, including those around the Shambles (Williamson, 1291). Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1672 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As a result traders and business proprietors began issuing tokens as an alternate coinage with equivalent denominations of a farthing, half penny or penny. Such trade tokens rarely travel far from their place of issue and provide …
Created on: Friday 13th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: WMID-0C3DC9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Trader's half penny token of the Post Medieval period, dating to AD 1650 - AD 1673. The token is circular in shape. The obverse reads EDWARD CHAMBERLIN with HIS HALF PENY in the field. The reverse reads IN KIDDERMINSTER with a C above E A in the field with pellets. This identifies the token as a half penny token issued by Edward Chamberlin, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Williamson (1889), p1277, no 67). Williamson records that Edward Chamberlyn was buried on the 24th February 1673. Diameter: 18.3 mm Thickness: 1.3 mm Weight: 1.6 g Trader's to…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Record ID: WMID-002AB3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy square trader's halfpenny token, issued by Thomas Dedicot of Bewdley, Worcestershire between 1661 and 1667 AD. Williamson no 7, p 1260. Obverse: THOMAS / DEDICOT / GROCER / HIS HALF / PENNY Reverse: IN / BEWDLEY / (Three Cloves) / SQUARE / DEALING Length: 18.3 mm Width: 18.0 mm Thickness: 0.8 mm Weight: 1.4 grams. According to Wiliamson, Thomas Dedicot was bailiff in Bewdley in 1661. In 1667 a William Dedicot succeeded Edward Longmore (who died in his office) and was bailiff again in 1680. Several other trade tokens issued by T…
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th March 2015
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