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Hi Folks

I came across these tokens/halfpennies in a box of coins I picked up at a sale.

I know absolutely nothing about tokens/regional halfpennies. 

Any information would be great. 

[Paddy]

There is a lot to unpick there!

First to cover off the non-tokens - the halfpennies and farthings - these are all covered adequately in the usual "Coins of England and the United Kingdom" reference book. Nothing listed in your selection looks massively scarce and value will depend largely on condition.

The Gaming tokens generally have very little value. They were made mostly during Victoria's reign as nostalgic mementoes. 

The regional tokens are the interesting pieces. D&H refers to the Dalton and Hamer "Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century" series of books and reference numbers printed in the early 20th century. These numbers were repeated in "The Token Book" printed by Galata in 2010, which is probably the easiest reference to get hold of now. I have not the time to go through and check the rarity of all the tokens listed, and value will vary enormously depending on condition.

Looks like the good basis for starting a collection, and you probably need to acquire or borrow the reference book to progress. 

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3 hours ago, Paddy said:

There is a lot to unpick there!

First to cover off the non-tokens - the halfpennies and farthings - these are all covered adequately in the usual "Coins of England and the United Kingdom" reference book. Nothing listed in your selection looks massively scarce and value will depend largely on condition.

The Gaming tokens generally have very little value. They were made mostly during Victoria's reign as nostalgic mementoes. 

The regional tokens are the interesting pieces. D&H refers to the Dalton and Hamer "Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century" series of books and reference numbers printed in the early 20th century. These numbers were repeated in "The Token Book" printed by Galata in 2010, which is probably the easiest reference to get hold of now. I have not the time to go through and check the rarity of all the tokens listed, and value will vary enormously depending on condition.

Looks like the good basis for starting a collection, and you probably need to acquire or borrow the reference book to progress. 

Hi Paddy,

Thanks for the reply, the farthings etc i know about , it's more the regional coins I don't have a clue about especially the D&H. The only reason I mentioned the D&H as the previous owner wrote out a list and wrote on the holders. I'll post a few pics.