Tiny 16th century buckle and a few bits Maybe a Charles 1st token?????

jimmy uk · Jun 17, 2011

found this today on freshly ploughed field and rolled was a lovely dig :laughing9:

i dont know what this token / coin is but its got charles on it

TerryEastTexas · Jun 17, 2011

Good going Jimmy. Those finds are sweet.

HISPAN · Jun 17, 2011

Very interesting double Buckle and token ...congrats ! :thumbsup:

Although a close photo would be good to indentify the token. :icon_scratch:

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jimmy uk · Jun 17, 2011

thanks people this is the best photo i can do of the token

CRUSADER · Jun 17, 2011

jimmy uk said:
thanks people this is the best photo i can do of the token

So this is your first 17th Century Token, rough date range of 1650s-1670s. I haven't got the book with me, but can look later. They have the shop keeper/pub owner Name (in this case Charles), some with date, plus the Villiage/town name etc... :thumbsup:

jimmy uk · Jun 17, 2011

bingo got it :icon_thumright:

It's a farthing token of Charles Clarke of Moulsham, Essex. (SCBI 38, 1323)

CRUSADER · Jun 18, 2011

jimmy uk said:
bingo got it

It's a farthing token of Charles Clarke of Moulsham, Essex. (SCBI 38, 1323)

In case you didn't have the full details this was from the Dyers' Arms Pub.

Also an interesting fact about these copper-alloy/brass Farthings;
The expression 'its not worth a Brass Farthing' was born from these tokens, as you need more than 1 to use them in the issuing Pub/shop. :icon_thumright:

Bavaria Mike · Jun 19, 2011

Congrats on the token! HH, Mike

Georgeozzy · Jul 22, 2014

Hi Jimmy

I found this in my garden, any idea on this token ?

Georgeozzy · Jul 22, 2014

Hi crusader

sorry new to this site. I posted a token on this thread. Be great if you have any information about it.

Ia.FurTrade · Jul 22, 2014

Georgeozzy said:
Hi crusader

sorry new to this site. I posted a token on this thread. Be great if you have any information about it.

George, Crusader probably won't see your post........best to PM him.

CRUSADER · Jul 23, 2014

Georgeozzy said:
Hi crusader

sorry new to this site. I posted a token on this thread. Be great if you have any information about it.

Welcome.

Dad spotted this, not me.

Doesn't look like any type of token I know about. I think this falls in the Medallion bracket, without the lettering, there are thousands of medallions & I have no books on them. Sorry.