halfdisme
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 03:32
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 03:32
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This coin weighs 0.9 gram and is about 16mm. It appears to be billon or copper, and appears to have been buried at some time.
I think it is a British merchant's token of about 1670s.
The legend appears to be: ....WALL CAPP MAKER / AT FL_____IDGE
http://www.elfreeman2.com/t19/19tc45o.jpg
http://www.elfreeman2.com/t19/19tc45r.jpg
Anyone have information on this? Value?
radrick007
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 06:39
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 06:39
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I think you're right about it being a tradesman token from the time of the Commonwealth of England when there was no low denomination regal coinage around. I have a book for these and will do a search when I am back home tonight.
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ZacUK
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 18:44
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 18:44
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....WALL CAPP MAKER
is
WILL WALL CAPP MAKER
from a page I found saying >
Fleet Bridge Will Wall CAPP MAKER
[with the design] Merchant Tailors Arms
so that also answers the other side
FL_____IDGE
oggy
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 19:41
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 19:41
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It's as per ZacUk said.
Akerman 696.
WILL. WALL, CAPP MAKER. The arms of the Merchant Tailors' Company. R. AT FLEET BRIDGE. In the field, W. M. W.
17th century London token.
https://archive.org/stream/tradesmenstokens00akeruoft/tradesmenstokens00akeruoft_djvu.txt
£5-10 I'd guess, unless you find 2 people willing to duece it out.
ZacUK
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 19:41
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 19:41
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Here are images >
That shield on second image has a lion across the top,
with below a tent in centre and a cape either side.
https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php/Worshipful_Company_of_Merchant_Taylors
'Arms : Argent, a pavilion imperial purple [i.e. crimson] garnished Or [lined ermine] between two
mantles also imperial purple [lined ermine]; on a chief azure a lion passant [guardant] gold'.
ZacUK
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 20:23
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Posted: 14-Aug-2019, 20:23
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Comparison images >
halfdisme
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 05:20
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 05:20
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Thank you very much for your help.
Status changed to Solved
(halfdisme, 15-Aug-2019, 05:21)
radrick007
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 07:40
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 07:40
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Quote: "halfdisme"Thank you very much for your help.
Are you ok if I use your images to create a new coin page in the catalogue?
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.
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halfdisme
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 08:47
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 08:47
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Quote: "radrick007"
Quote: "halfdisme"Thank you very much for your help.
Are you ok if I use your images to create a new coin page in the catalogue?
You may use our images. Photo credits should be to elfreeman (our eBay username).
radrick007
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 18:39
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Posted: 15-Aug-2019, 18:39
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Thank you, the page has been published
here, feel free to make any edits, e.g. die rotation, edge, etc.
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