Record ID: WMID-A4D5A7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
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An incomplete struck / hammered copper alloy trader's halfpenny token, of mid 17th Century dating (AD 1660s). The token is circular in plan and has been heavily worn. The obverse has a shield device in the centre, probably containing the Mercer's Arms. The obverse inscription reads * IOHN.PHILLIPS. The reverse reads 'HIS HALF PENNY' in the central circle. The reverse inscription is hard to read but is along the lines of '*IN RA[ ]RIDGE 1665'. This identifies the token as a half penny token issued by a John Phillips, Mercer of Pancridge (Penkridge), in AD 1665 (Williamson, 1891, …
Created on: Thursday 31st January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2013
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Record ID: WMID-15059B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy halfpenny trade token, of 17th Century AD dating (AD 1650 to AD 1680). The token is heavily worn but it is possible to read [ ]COTT[ ]ELL on the obverse and BACONS[ ] on the reverse. This would identify the token as a half penny token issued by an John Cotterell initially of London, but evidence could suggest it coming from Bacon's Inn in Warwickshire (Dickinson (1986), p 101, no 105). Diameter: 18.3 mm Thickness: 0.9 mm Weight: 1.3 g Reference: Dickinson, M 'Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and their Values', Seaby, London, 1986
Created on: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2015
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Record ID: WMID-026AE7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy trade token, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1650s to AD 1670s). The token is circular. Both obverse and reverse inscriptions are illegible due to wear. One side depicts a bell, the other side is unclear, possibly two initials with a flower above and below. Diameter: 15.4 mm Thickness: 0.6 mm Weight: 0.3 g
Created on: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: WMID-E955F3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy trader's halfpenny token, of mid 17th Century dating (AD 1665). The token is circular in shape. The obverse has a shield device in the centre, containing the Mercer's Arms. The obverse inscription reads * IOHN.PHILLIPS. The reverse reads 'HIS HALF PENNY' in the central circle. The reverse inscription is hard to read but is along the lines of '*IN PACRIDGE 1665'. This identifies the token as a half penny token issued by a John Phillips, a Mercer (silk and textile trader), of Penkridge, Staffordshire in AD 1665 (Williamson, 1891, p1055, no…
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2013
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Record ID: WMID-4F6FE0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy trader's halfpenny token, of mid 17th Century dating (AD 1669). The token is heart shaped. The obverse reads: DANIELL / BOTT . IN / BVRTON / D I B in five lines. Roses are present between the initials. The reverse reads: HIS HALF / PENNY / 1669 in three lines, with the Mercer's Arms at the base. This identifies the token as a half penny token issued by a Daniel Bott, a Mercer (silk and textile trader), of Burton, Staffordshire in AD 1669 (Williamson, 1891, p1052, no 8). Trader's tokens were issued during the late 17th Century as a respon…
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th November 2013
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Record ID: WMID-EFDA5A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy halfpenny trade token of Samuel Cotton of Stafford, issued in 1667.  Obverse: The Mercer's Arms  Obverse Inscription: [SAMVELL] COTTON MERCER Reverse: HIS HALF PENNY S C Reverse Inscription: IN STAFFORD [1667] The trade token has a diameter of 18.0 mm and is 0.8 mm thick. It weighs 0.6 g. Trade tokens were issued between AD 1648 and AD 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 equiva…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
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Record ID: WMID-61FCEF
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval octagonal copper alloy 17th-century trade token halfpenny issued by Tamworth Chamberlains in Tamworth, Warwickshire between 1656 and 1672. Williamson Warwickshire 159. Ref Williamson, 1891, 1213. Diameter: 19.8 mm Thickness: 1.0 mm Weight: 1.0 g
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2019
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Record ID: WMID-8C5E8B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy half penny trade token, issued by Richard Whitmore of Stone in 1667. C.f. Williamson, Staffordshire, 72. p 1057. Diameter: 16.6 mm Thickness: 0.8 mm Weight: 0.8 g
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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