Guest Meredith Peters Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Hi! Can anyone tell me a little something about a token I have? It has WILLIAM BREWSTER on one side and BRANDON 1667 on the other. Thanks,Meredith Quote
Chris Perkins Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 No idea Meredith, i often get asked about tokens but don;t have any books on them yet. I know it's quite a wide subject.I wonder if Sylvester the history student can help on 'Willian Brewster'Sylvester, are you out there?Chriswww.predecimal.com Quote
Sylvester Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 No idea Meredith, i often get asked about tokens but don;t have any books on them yet. I know it's quite a wide subject.I wonder if Sylvester the history student can help on 'Willian Brewster'Sylvester, are you out there?Chriswww.predecimal.com Who's William Brewster?Having just done a google search, William Brewster appears to have had something to do with the Mayflower if it's the same guyas on your coin, and all i can figure out is that 1) He must have been famous, 2) He was born in Nottinghamshire, 3) He's dead...And that's about it...Ah on second thoughts having just checked the search results again...would you believe it there's another William Brewster...(yes he's also dead) follow this link. (i've only glanced at it but it contains the words Brandon, and William Brewster)... I'm still none the wiser i'm afraid...http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/miscellaneous.htmlSylvester. Quote
Guest mish Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 I've also tried a Google search. Apparently, William Brewster, a malster of Brandon in Suffolk, issued token farthings during the 1660s (there was a shortage of small change following the English Civil War). I've managed to fing two examples on an old (July 2002) seller's list to give an idea of value. One in GVF condition is going for £55 while another in GVF+ is going for £75. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Another Sterling example of the forum being greater than the sum of its parts!Chris Quote
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