Token Up date.

[robfinds]

I got an email from Michael Dickinson today, confirming that the token is a Yorkshire token of Leeds. Here's what he said "It is documented that Phineas Lambe had a daughter christened at Leeds in 1679, and Thomas Hardwick, christened 1638, had children christened at Leeds in 1659-75. There are 3 examples of this token in the Norweb collection no.5950. So there you have it, not the coinage of kings, but to me something much more interesting. For me finds like this are a window to the past of the ordinary people, fascinating !. Here's some pictures of the token cleaned as much as I wish to take it.

Robert.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Nice one Rob...three examples£££££££

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[robfinds]

Nice on Rob...three examples£££££££

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should be worth a beer or two colin

 

[Silver Searcher]

Nice on Rob...three examples£££££££

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should be worth a beer or two colin

You would do well at Harrogate with that, last time at York there was quite a few Token collecters

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[robfinds]

Nice on Rob...three examples£££££££

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should be worth a beer or two colin

You would do well at Harrogate with that, last time at York there was quite a few Token collecters

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To late Colin, it's on ebay

 

[shaun7]

That came up nice Rob! These are becoming one of my favs

 

[robfinds]

That came up nice Rob! These are becoming one of my favs

Could have cleaned it a bit more Shaun, but got to be careful with tokens. Learnt this to my cost over the years.

 

[hammered]

That came up nice Rob! These are becoming one of my favs

Could have cleaned it a bit more Shaun, but got to be careful with tokens. Learnt this to my cost over the years.

That is a really nice token Rob, once again well done and I agree with your trepidation re cleaning. It's only too easy to take the process just a little bit too far. The coin I found today was cleaned in tepid water with a very soft brush, and that's all ,good enough for me.

 

[HISPAN]

good piece and good cleaning