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1797 1p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1797 G.BRIT D&H-1 GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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NGC MS 64 BN |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire, D&H-1, MS-64 BN. Edge: Plain. Rarity: easily met with. Diesinker: Wyon. - You just gotta love these penny tokens. They got the whole cathedral on this token and in the greatest detail. A work of art. The Gloucester, spelled Glocester on token, Cathedral is the glory of the city and mixes Norman, Transitional, Perpendicular, and Decorated architectural styles. The tower bell, called "The Great Peter" weighing over 3 tons is the oldest medeval one in the country. Even deep brown toning makes this token jump out of the white holder.
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1797 1p G.Brit. |
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GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1797 G.BRIT D&H-2 GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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NGC MS 65 BNP |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire, D&H-2, MS-65 BN PL. Edge: plain. Rarity: easily met with. Diesinker: Wyon. - Gotta love this one just like the last one. In fact, it's even better. Higher grade and prooflike. They once again got the whole church and school on the token and with details to boot. Another work of art. This old church lies in the heart of the city. Many generations have worshipped here and left their mark on its fabric. Here you see a tall Tudor east window. At the opposite end of the church a Norman doorway faces the street. In between is a 14th-century tower with delicate tracery. Inside you will find monuments to the great and good including brasses to John and Joan Cooke, founders of the Crypt Grammar School.
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1797 1p G. Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1797 G.BRIT D&H-3 GLOUCESTER - GLOUCESTER |
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NGC MS 62 BN |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire-Gloucester, D&H-3, MS-62 BN. Edge: plain. Rarity: Easily met with. Diesinker: Wyon - Another great looking token from the Gloucester series. Don't see much wrong with this one but for a tiny rim ding on the reverse. Picture of St. Mary de Lode Church on Southgate St. The site has housed a church from the 12th century, when it was known as the Church of the Blessed Mary within the Southgate. Also called Christ Church, and St. Mary in the South. Rebuilt and extended in the late 14th century, and again in the early 16th century. Robert Raikes (founder of Sunday School's), lies buried beneath the floor of the South Chapel. During the siege of Gloucester in 1643 the City used the church as a ammunition factory and store.
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1797 1p G. Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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PENNY 1797 G.BRIT D&h-4 GLOUCESTERSHIRE E: PLAIN |
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PCGS MS 64 Brown |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire-Gloucester, D&H-4, MS-64BN. Edge: Plain. Rarity: common. Diesinker & Manufacturer: Wyon or Kempson. In the D&H book these are listed as “easily met” with #4 being the scarcest. I haven’t found that to be true. Numbers 3, 8, and 9 I’ve seen offered several times but the others very seldom come up for sale. The Church is still in use and somewhat still resembles the church on the token. The name of St. Mary De Lode refers to the church being by a water way that had a ferry across a river to the west that members could access. Lode in old English meant water course. (I think, I believe, I read, I’ve been told). Off from eBay with a Heritage sticker
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1797 1p G. Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1797 G. Brit. GLOUCESTERSHIRE D&H-5 |
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NGC MS 64 BN |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire, D&H-5, MS-64 BN PL. Edge: plain. Rarity: easily met with. Diesinker: Wyon - Well, another great token with all the same greatness as the last two tokens, but this one does have a small spot in the obv. field.St Michael the Archangel church was in existence in the 12th century. The old church, apart from the 15th century tower, was demolished in 1849 and a new church erected which incorporated the old tower.
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1797 1p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1797 G.BRIT D&H-6 GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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NGC MS 66 BNP |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire, D&H-6, MS-66 BN PL. Edge: plain. Rarity: easily met with. Diesinker: Wyon - OMG, this has the smoothest mirrors I've ever seen on a Conder. They are so smooth and watery it's unbelievable. When it comes time for me to sell my tokens, I'll be on my deathbed, this is the one you want to get.
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1797 1p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1797 G.BRIT D&H-8 GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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NGC MS 64 BNP |
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Gloucestershire, D&H-8, MS-64 BN PL. Edge: plain. Rarity: easily met with. Just as nice as the last but for the spots on the upper right. Great mirrors and almost looks like it's been bronzed. Whitefriars, also known as White Friers or The College of Carmelites, Gloucester, England, was a Carmelite friary of which nothing now survives.
The Friary was outside the north gate of the city and was founded around 1268 or 1269, probably by Queen Eleanor, Sir Thomas Gifford (or Giffard), and Sir Thomas Berkeley. By 1337 there were 31 friars resident. Can't seem to find anything about the building. I'll keep looking.
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1797 1p G. Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1797 G.BRIT D&H-9 GLOUCESTER - GLOUCESTER |
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NGC MS 62 BN |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire-Gloucester. D&H-9, MS-62 BN. Edge: plain. Rarity: easily met with. Diesinker: Wyon - This is the 3rd one of these I've purchased at auction, and it's the best one so far, it's only a 62 with some hairlines and a few dings. My first was a NGC-AU which I sold when I got my second one, a NGC 62, which I also sold. The third one is a 62 to but has better eye appeal. Flip has “Ex-Farnell” on it. I've never seen a high grade one yet. I know there's a few out there so I'll look for number four.
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1797 1p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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PENNY 1797 G.BRIT D&h-11 GLOUCESTERSHIRE E: PLAIN |
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NGC MS 63 BN |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire, D&H - 11, MS - 63 BN. Edge: plain. Rarity - Common. A warmly toned example with attractive detail and a few minor surface abrasions which are commensurate with the grade.
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1790’s 1p G. Brit.
D&H-20 |
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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PENNY (1790'S)G.B. D&h-20,wm GLOUCESTERSHIRE E:PLAIN, OTTLEY'S REVERSE |
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NGC MS 62 |
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Owner Comments
Gloucestershire-Gloucester, D&H-20, 1 Penny, White Metal. MS-62. Edge: Plain. Obverse: The County Goal (Jail). Reverse: Ottley’s reverse, reverse B, Arms of Gloucester. Purchased on eBay.
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1796 1p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1796 G.BRIT D&H-11 SUFFOLK - IPSWICH |
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NGC MS 64 TRB |
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Owner Comments
Suffolk-Ipswich, D&H-11, MS-64 RB. Edge: I Promise to pay... One Penny. Rarity: R - James Conder (1763–1823) ran a drapery business in Ipswich in the 18th century. He was one of the first people to catalogue the 18th Century independently minted copper trade coinage that now often bears his name as a category of coins known as Conder Tokens. He published the first catalog that would remain the definitive source concerning these coins for almost 100 years. He did not simply study the Tokens, he was a contemporary businessman who also issued his own Tokens to advertise his business. What a great token. I also have the half penny token listed later (D&H-35). I just could not get a good scan of the obverse so here's a picture I found on the web.
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1789 1p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1789 G.BRIT D&H-12 WARWICKSHIRE - T.JOHNSON |
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NGC MS 63 RB |
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Owner Comments
Warwickshire-T.Johnson, D&H-12, MS-63 RB. Edge: plain. Rarity: common. - This token and the next show a couple of boxers that had a 100 or more round fight. I have the story laying around somewhere and when I find it I'll list it here.
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1789 1p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - 1660-1815 |
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1P 1789 G.BRIT D&H-13 WARWICKSHIRE - I.PERRINS |
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NGC MS 62 BN |
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Owner Comments
Warwickshire-I.Perrins, D&H-13, MS-62 BN. Edge: plain. Rarity: common. - You just got to love these big penny tokens. This token has a little planchet void which I'm sure lowered the grade one point.
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1790 1/2p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
Great Britain 1660 - 1815 |
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1/2P 1790 G.BRIT D&H-147 WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM E: PLAIN |
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NGC TOKEN MS 61 BN |
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Owner Comments
Warwickshire - Birmingham, D&H - 147, MS-61 BN. Don't know where that MS-61 came from, It looks like a solid MS-63 to me. Semi-profflike fields, touch of mellow red poking out here and there, a few ticks but very small ones. Okay, so the rims may be a bit crude, but MS-61, give me a brake. This token starts a series of Churches and Chapels by Kempson that end at D&H 218. Other than the Coventry tokens, to follow in just a bit, this is my favorite series and I'll be trying to get one of each. So sit back and enjoy most of this series.
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1790's 1/2p G.Brit. |
| Origin/Country: |
Great Britain 1790's |
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1/2P (1790'S)G.B. D&H-151 WARWICKSHIRE - KEMPSON'S E: PLAIN |
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NGC TOKEN MS 63 BN |
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Owner Comments
Warwickshire - Kempson's, D&H - 151, MS - 63 BN. Edge: Plain. Rarity- Common. Great pick-up from Heritage for $125. Obverse has semi-proof-like field with some nice blues and magenta while the reverse has killer proof field with sea green toning.
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