Record ID: LEIC-8B99FB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A clipped post-medieval silver halfcrown of Charles I (1625-49), 'W' mint (probably Worcester, 1643-4), no mintmark (Brooker 1148-9; North 2591-3; Spink 3103). Ref: North and Preston-Morley 1984: plate CIX; North 1991; Spink & Sons 2009: 287.
Created on: Thursday 20th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Record ID: WAW-EB9AA9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token of William Swift of Worcester. Williamson No. 165, Dickenson No. 165-7. 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 were then banned (Besly 199…
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-81C8A3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval trade token: Richard Bedoes in Worcester, dating to the 17th century. Richard Bedoes was an Alderman of the city and Mator in 1661. He died 29th October 1688, and his wife, Joan July 30th 1670, there is a mural tablet in St. Swithins Church (Nash). Dickinson (Dickenson, M. 2004 Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and Their Values Spink) No. 126
Created on: Friday 12th April 2013
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2013
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