My Oldest Token/Coin Yet!!!!!! *1669* New pics.New camera!

[timekiller]

Re: My Oldest Token/Coin Yet!!!!!! *1669*

Got a new camera so put it to the test!Here are the pics. with it.It's 10 megapixels so allows me more croping.Seems better to me what do you all think?
Timekiller!

 

[rayredditch]

Could call on the the token Crusader.

 

[Kyle PA]

Timekiller, that camera is a keeper for sure. The new pics looks great.

You should keep practicing with different lighting and you'll master it in no time. If you have macro or super macro, make sure it is on before taking close-ups of coins and relics.

Kyle

 

[riverdolphin]

Timekiller,
Those are great pics. I'm sure one of them should be banner worthy. I've tried to research the name on the token and research tobacco shops from Leeds in 1669, no luck yet. Have a great day!
Riverdolphin

 

[timekiller]

Thanks jrsherman,wallhangers,monty,kyle,and riverdolphin!
Yea this one left a bad taste in my mouth, but Hae nothing that a tooth brush won't take out.
I'm going to move on!(in the past now)
Timekiller!

 

[CRUSADER]

Timekiller,
Those are great pics. I'm sure one of them should be banner worthy. I've tried to research the name on the token and research tobacco shops from Leeds in 1669, no luck yet. Have a great day!
Riverdolphin

These are largely un-researched & unappreciated in the UK. Very unlikely to find anymore info than what I gave from the most comprehensive book on these. You would need to go to a local paper archive to find more or a local Leeds Museum (even then they might only have the same info given)

 

[timekiller]

Well I got chance to speak with the people who dug the other two known tokens here in the U.S..Nice to talk with them.They seem nice and was very shocked to see another one had been found.They gave me some names of books on these type of tokens,and offered all they knew on them.But was't much more then I had found out on here.These are the sites given and found.
http://books.google.com/books?id=g-...f leeds tobacco tokens found in leeds&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=Oz...f leeds tobacco tokens found in leeds&f=false
http://ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/pe/ohe/archaeology/edenhouse/ambler.html
And those with high speed these shows here are neat on Pbs.You can go online and watch them.This one is about the first english colonies here in the americas.They have several to choose from.Just thought some might be interested.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1098873031
Timekiller!
The book they told me about!

Berry , G.
1988 Seventeenth Century England: Traders and Their Tokens. Seaby, London .

Boyne, W. 1970[1889] Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales, and Ireland, by Corporations, Merchants, Tradesmen, Etc. Revised by G. C. Williamson. Burt Franklin, New York. Originally published 1889.

 

[CRUSADER]

Well I got chance to speak with the people who dug the other two known tokens here in the U.S..Nice to talk with them.They seem nice and was very shocked to see another one had been found.They gave me some names of books on these type of tokens,and offered all they knew on them.But was't much more then I had found out on here.These are the sites given and found.
http://books.google.com/books?id=g-...f leeds tobacco tokens found in leeds&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=Oz...f leeds tobacco tokens found in leeds&f=false
http://ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/pe/ohe/archaeology/edenhouse/ambler.html
And those with high speed these shows here are neat on Pbs.You can go online and watch them.This one is about the fist english colonies here in the americas.They have several to choose from.Just thought some might be interested.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1098873031
Timekiller!
The book they told me about!

Berry , G.
1988 Seventeenth Century England: Traders and Their Tokens. Seaby, London .

Boyne, W. 1970[1889] Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales, and Ireland, by Corporations, Merchants, Tradesmen, Etc. Revised by G. C. Williamson. Burt Franklin, New York. Originally published 1889.

Much as expected, although this is a little more coverage than most tokens.

I bet they were excited & surprised!

Who cares about the banner really, its taken you on this journey of discovery with the help of Tnet & from someone on the other side of the pond How many other finds are likely to stur up this much historic interest Maybe you will get lucky again, the site might have more of these! The field I'm doing at the moment seems to have many different types but all the other fields I do very few turn up. So there maybe others....

 

[Tony_ia]

Holy cow!

Great bit of history there...amazing find !

 

[CRUSADER]

Congrats, this truly does deserve to be in the 'Best Of' section 8) 8) 8)

 

[timekiller]

Congrats, this truly does deserve to be in the 'Best Of' section 8) 8) 8)

Thanks Friend on the other side of the pond.
It's a honor for all the replies!
It's a honor for being the one to have found it!
It's a honor to have shared it with you all!
It's a honor it's been put in it's proper place on here!
I'm glad it's able to be relived.Lord knows it's been there under ground waiting for 340yrs to tell a story again!
Really Thanks to everyone!
Timekiller!

 

[ModernMiner]

Ya-hooo. It's about time this find made the BANNER train up top.
Congrats on an unbelievable find. Simply amazing.
-MM-

 

[jrsherman]

YAY and WOOHOO TK! Congrats on this puppy getting where it deserved to be!!

 

[Iron Patch]

Must be a slow week with that "old" thing on the banner.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Congrats on the Banner!

 

[hogge]

CONGRATULATIONS on The BANNER! The Hogge

 

[Brentallica]

WOW!!!
Awesome finds. Congratulations.

 

[timekiller]

Well what tha,Gotta say this is a way to get me!I sure wasn't exspecting this when I came on here this morning!Unbelievable it's almost like I just posted it.I said way back that the thrill wouldn't be the same,that was a undersatement totally off guard on this one.And is exciting to relive it again.Although I have a secret to.I like using it to keep me determined to stay at it and find more neat stuff. It was a lifetime find for me no lie.And as I already said blessed to have found such a rare piece of or history.I also am proud of each of you and your passion for a great hobby and site to post them on.All about sharing a passion for things we like and learning from them.
Thank you all for your time,replies,help,sharing of your finds,and ambitions in such a great hobby!
Well I'm going to pick my jaw up off the floor now and go have another cup of coffee on this one!
Thanks To You All,
Timekiller!

 

[vermonster]

Dang, That coin is in beautiful shape for how old it is .GREAT FIND

 

[Wallhangers]

FINALLY! Glad to see that it finally made it, any idea of what made the difference? Did you submit better photos or did it just finally sink in to someone that it was that historical? Congrats!