DUMP FIELD 2 - 1667 Token - UPDATED WITH ALL BUTTONS & CAPBADGES

CRUSADER · Dec 5, 2007

DUMP FIELD 2 - 1667 Token - UPDATED WITH ALL BUTTONS & CAPBADGES

Took a 1/2 from work as soon as the rain stopped. Sticky field but worth it. Usual aim (1 capbadge, 1 button).

Result:
0 new capbadge
1 new button - ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORP.

Best find:

Very Rare 17th century brass Half Penny Token. I am awaiting a response from an friend/book writer on how rare it is. Should help in his study. Nice condition as well

JerV3 · Dec 5, 2007

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Nice batch of finds.

If I were in England I'd go crazy hunting. New to you guys is the 1700's.

HH Jer

CRUSADER · Dec 5, 2007

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JerDfx said:
Nice batch of finds.

If I were in England I'd go crazy hunting. New to you guys is the 1700's.

HH Jer

New but an important piece of social history. These tokens were produced illegally by shop keepers & the like. Try & find this token on the web. I bet you will not find another one like it? So for me & the guy I know who plots these for his forecoming book, they are exciting. I have already re-written history & proved the British Museum wrong on one such find

ridge_runner · Dec 5, 2007

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Always great finds!!!!!!!!!!

HH,

RR

PBK · Dec 5, 2007

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Can't read all of the lettering, but it looks as if it might be the 1667 token of William Reeve, "His Halfe [sic] Penny," of Buckden, Huntingdonshire. If so, it is listed on p. 76 of Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and Their Values by Michael Dickinson, and was valued at £50 at the time of the book's publication in 1986. No doubt it has appreciated considerably over the past two decades. Great find!

Colonial KirkPA · Dec 5, 2007

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Good token, mate.

BDD...Kirk

Thomas007 · Dec 5, 2007

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Lot of stuff for half a day's hunting.

Congrats on the 17th century brass Half Penny Token. And hope it helps out your mate in his research too.

HH

Sanat

CRUSADER · Dec 5, 2007

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PBK said:
Can't read all of the lettering, but it looks as if it might be the 1667 token of William Reeve, "His Halfe [sic] Penny," of Buckden, Huntingdonshire. If so, it is listed on p. 76 of Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and Their Values by Michael Dickinson, and was valued at £50 at the time of the book's publication in 1986. No doubt it has appreciated considerably over the past two decades. Great find!

Thanks for that, I haven't got that book. Its on my wish list.

PBK · Dec 5, 2007

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CRUSADER said:
Thanks for that, I haven't got that book. Its on my wish list.

Glad I got a chance to use it. Not a lot of 17th century tokens to ID here in the States!

CRUSADER · Dec 5, 2007

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PBK said:
CRUSADER said:

Thanks for that, I haven't got that book. Its on my wish list.

Click to expand...

Glad I got a chance to use it. Not a lot of 17th century tokens to ID here in the States!

I thought it odd that you have this $100 book for tokens which I've never heard of turning up in the US. But glad you did.

PBK · Dec 5, 2007

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CRUSADER said:
I thought it odd that you have this $100 book for tokens which I've never heard of turning up in the US. But glad you did.

Actually, it was a gift from a friend in the U.K., for whom I did some editorial work back in the late 1980's. You're right: it's pretty obscure over here.

tymcmurray · Dec 5, 2007

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Nice finds over there.

DANGLANGLEY · Dec 5, 2007

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WOW, great finds again....You always give us something to drool over, lol.. Thanks for sharing the goodies with us.

DANGLANGLEY

Derek752 · Dec 5, 2007

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I want 17th century stuff :'(

Wait...I have 2 17th century coins...William & Mary 1697 and 1699
Crusader I'm comin over...get ready I want to dig the old stuff

Awesome token my friend !!

CRUSADER · Dec 6, 2007

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UPDATE ON THE TOKEN.

He sent me a picture of the best one he has recorded & its only a little better than mine. He has one in his collection & has recorded only 5, mine is now this 6.