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Howdy.

I have a token to sell but I don't know how. :rolleyes:

Sorry. :wacko:

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If you put pictures up in the Items For Sale forum, you could try here. :)

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If you put pictures up in the Items For Sale forum, you could try here. :)

Does anyone collect tokens on here?? ^_^

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If you put pictures up in the Items For Sale forum, you could try here. :)

Does anyone collect tokens on here?? ^_^

I have been known to buy them from time to time - as long as they're nice ones ;)

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I like 18th cent tokens - they are very cheap for their age and show a window into a different time , it seems a lot of businesses back then used them as advertising tools.

They also offer an insight into the industrial revolution and how rapid change was helping to change England for the better changing fro a rural wool based economy to one driven by inventors and chancers.

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I like 18th cent tokens - they are very cheap for their age and show a window into a different time , it seems a lot of businesses back then used them as advertising tools.

They also offer an insight into the industrial revolution and how rapid change was helping to change England for the better changing fro a rural wool based economy to one driven by inventors and chancers.

I like that, "change England for the better changing fro a rural wool based economy to one driven by inventors and chancers." and now the invertors have gone we are left with just the chances.

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I collect 17th century tokens myself.

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Howdy.

I have a token to sell but I don't know how. :rolleyes:

Sorry. :wacko:

Any pictures, an era, brief description, anything??

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17th cent tokens are very expensive now i remember back in the seventies they used to be quite cheap but are a very specialist area now with many rarities

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I like 18th cent tokens - they are very cheap for their age and show a window into a different time , it seems a lot of businesses back then used them as advertising tools.

They also offer an insight into the industrial revolution and how rapid change was helping to change England for the better changing fro a rural wool based economy to one driven by inventors and chancers.

I like that, "change England for the better changing fro a rural wool based economy to one driven by inventors and chancers." and now the invertors have gone we are left with just the chances.

Invertors? like upside down people LOL

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Is it a love token? :)

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Is it a love token? :)

Hi Debbie - good to see you posting! It may be that you and young Patrick have never coincided and therefore he may not know of your interest in things amorously tokenish?

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Hi Peck, nice to hear from you too. I'm sure the last time I communicated with Patrick it was about Warhammer 40,000 :)

BTW Patrick just thought if you are wanting to sell something you will need to have or have use of a bank account. Can you set one up before 18?

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Any pictures, an era, brief description, anything??

The tags Patrick has added are "18th century", "Lancaster" and "penny token".

Though I have to say when I searched what I found were halfpennies ...

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Welcome back Debbie. :)

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Welcome back Debbie. :)

Oh, yes. And welcome back Debbie! (Did you see I have started a little sideline collection?!) :P

Not lurv tokens, but .. a bit of a change from Tower shillings!

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Hi Richard ( and Peter), yes those do look interesting, and a whole new realm of history and research. However I still like the sound of your touch piece collection – as having that slightly more personal spin! :wub:

Please do post up some example of those too.

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Howdy.

I have a token to sell but I don't know how. :rolleyes:

Sorry. :wacko:

Any pictures, an era, brief description, anything??

1794 Lancaster Halfpenny Daniel Eccleston. Condition: Worn but I can read it.

Hi Peck, nice to hear from you too. I'm sure the last time I communicated with Patrick it was about Warhammer 40,000 :)

BTW Patrick just thought if you are wanting to sell something you will need to have or have use of a bank account. Can you set one up before 18?

Hello Debbie. I don't recall Warhammer 40,000 :) .

I can set one up.

Any pictures, an era, brief description, anything??

The tags Patrick has added are "18th century", "Lancaster" and "penny token".

Though I have to say when I searched what I found were halfpennies ..

Ah. I thought it was a penny but it was a halfpenny token.... :wacko:

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Hi Richard ( and Peter), yes those do look interesting, and a whole new realm of history and research. However I still like the sound of your touch piece collection as having that slightly more personal spin! :wub:

Please do post up some example of those too.

Ah, touchpieces are still on the 'wants' list I'm afraid Debbie. Unless you count a Mercury dime, pierced as an amulet. My collection is more the odd things I've made, or picked up like religious medallions. This sort of thing:

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Oh the old "evil eye" I never understood why wearing such a creepy looking object was good luck. Surely though you would have a lucky sixpence or Mercury dime in your possession?

Those angel gold coins look very nice though!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_(coin)

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Only one of the Johnson Matthey ones produced in the 70s I'm afraid. I kinda fancy one of the silver Pretender (James III or IV) ones that were later made in Italy myself.

As for the mercury dime .. I think the photo must be on my broken laptop I'm afraid! I need to do another photo session at some point. Unfortunately I'm feeling lazy!

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Ok found one. It's true that nothing online ever disappears. Worth remembering in case one is ever tempted to post anything embarrassing!

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This one I still have (and wear). The gold touchpiece I sold when I wanted money for a shilling!

As for the evil eye, I think that's the point. It's meant to scare off bad juju! Though irl it's not so creepy as it's only two centimetres or so across. I bought it in Athens from a shop where they make them, so it's a cool souvenir too!

Oops. Seem to have hijacked Patrick's thread. Sorry!

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Ok found one. It's true that nothing online ever disappears. Worth remembering in case one is ever tempted to post anything embarrassing!

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This one I still have (and wear). The gold touchpiece I sold when I wanted money for a shilling!

As for the evil eye, I think that's the point. It's meant to scare off bad juju! Though irl it's not so creepy as it's only two centimetres or so across. I bought it in Athens from a shop where they make them, so it's a cool souvenir too!

Oops. Seem to have hijacked Patrick's thread. Sorry!

Very good Mercury dime, Tom.

A leap year as well, extra nice!

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My sister (Penny Hull) wanted a gold touch piece.

I bought her a few Penny Hull leadworks tokens.

A few fossils,flint arrow heads...can't go wrong.

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