tokens

17thC Tokens & Farthings
There was also a dire shortage of coins of small denominations, such as a housewife needed for everyday shopping, a problem that had been increasing since James I’s day. The few copper farthings produced were all under license to various nobles, and the supply of them was not sufficient to fill the demand. Shopkeepers evolved a pragmatic solution: trade tokens. In the 1660’s there were 3,543 ‘tokeners’ in the City of London, its suburbs and Westminster. These tokens were usually made of lead, tin or copper, although some were of leather. They were usually worth a halfpenny or farthing (only the coffee-houses found it worthwhile to issue 1 penny tokens). They were small and came in a variety of shapes – round, heart-shaped, diamond, square or hexagonal. Shopkeepers kept boxes with compartments for each issuer (usually only for those tokeners in the same area, not all 3,543!) When they had enough they returned them to the issuer, who changed them for silver or notes of hand. In March 1668, Prince Rupert and the Duke of Norfolk suggested to the King that they should make ‘current farthings’ to prevent ‘the loss and inconvenience by private tokens in case of removals etc., as appeared in the late Fire of London.’ However, it was not until 1672 the mint started issuing the first copper farthings. The following references may be of help if readers wish to pursue the interest further: The Provincial Token-Coinage of the Eighteenth Century, by Dalton & Hamer British Tokens and Their Values, Seaby The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage by W.J.Davis Silver Token-Coinage 1811-1812 by R.Dalton Norweb Collection - Vol 1 to 5 Tokens of the British Isles 1575 - 1750
17thC Colchester Essex hammered copper trade coins

17th copper trade farthing 'Martin Langley' in 'East Colchester Streete'(East Hill) 1.07g		1668 Alex Satterthwaite of Colchester hammered copper 1/2 penny

1654 Tho Lambe in Colchester hammered copper trade farthing St Botolph's Gate neighbourhood 1.12g AT BVTTIS GATE		1667 Langley, Albra bay maker Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

1656 John Lambe Colchester hammered farthing		1656 John Lambe Colchester hammered farthing

17thC Jonas Whale - baker of Colchester hammered copper trade token - not dated type		1658 Nathaniel Strickson Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

17thC Isaac Colman, grocer, apothecaries - Colchester hammered copper trade farthing - undated type		1664 Colchester type hammered copper trade token

Mid 17thC Elias Moortier of Colchester Essex hammered copper trade farthing - undated type		1662 Jacob Miller of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing
John Lawerence, Colchester

1662 John Lawerence Colchester hammered copper trade farthing		1662 John Lawerence Colchester hammered copper trade farthing
John Sewell, grocer Colchester

1653 John Sewell, grocer Colchester hammered farthing		1653 John Sewell, grocer Colchester hammered farthing
Nathaniel Lawrence of Colchester

17thC hammered copper trade token - Nathaniel Lawrence of Colchester - Not dated type		17thC Nathaniel Lawrence Colchester hammered farthing

17thC hammered copper trade token - Nathaniel Lawrence of Colchester - Not dated type
William Ferris of Colchester

1665 William Ferris of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing with a William Moore bays maker back - Wrong dies used obv FWM with rev MWM ?		1665 William Ferris of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

1665 William Ferris of Colchster Essex hammered copper trade farthing		1665 William Ferris of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing
Vol Jacob baymaker Colchester

17thC Vol Jacob baymaker Colchester hammered farthing- undated type 0.75g		17thC Vol Jacob baymaker Colchester hammered farthing- undated type 0.75g
Thomas Reynolds bays maker of Colchester

17thC Thomas Reynolds bays maker of Colchester hammered copper farthing - undated type		17thC Thomas Reynolds bay maker of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

17thC Thomas Reynolds bays maker of Colchester hammered copper farthing - undated type		17thC Thomas Reynolds bay maker of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing
1666 Tomas Peeke of Colchester

1666 Thomas Peeke of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing		1666 Thomas Peeke of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

1666 Thomas Peeke of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing		1666 Thomas Peeke of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

1666 Thomas Peeke of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing
Henry Lamb of Colchester

1655 Henry Lamb of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing		1655 Henry Lamb of Colchester Essex hammered copper trade farthing

1655 Henry Lamb of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing		1655 Henry Lamb of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

1655 Henry Lamb of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing		1655 Henry Lamb of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

1655 Henry Lamb of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing
17thC Manningtree - Essex hammered copper trade halfpenny

1669 Manningtree - Carter Henry, surgeon (CHYRVRGEON) 'His halfpenny' hammered copper trade token Volume II - 1319a Barber/Surgeon

1669 Manningtree - Carter Henry, surgeon (CHYRVRGEON) 'His halfpenny' hammered copper trade token Volume II - 1319a Barber/Surgeon		1669 Manningtree - Carter Henry, surgeon (CHYRVRGEON) 'His halfpenny' hammered copper trade token Volume II - 1319a Barber/Surgeon
Thorpe le Soken - Essex

17thC George Nicholson hammered copper trade farthing - grocers, Thorpe le Soken Essex - not dated type
Barking - Essex

1650 Nicholas Cler of Barking Essex hammered copper trade farthing
17thC Dedham - Essex hammered copper trade farthings
Samuel Salter of Dedham

1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham hammered Copper trade farthing
Joseph Gleson of Dedham

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper hammered trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1664 Joseph Gleson of Dedham Copper trade farthing
Nathaniel Backler of Dedham

1666 Nathaniel Backler of Dedham Copper trade farthing		1666 Nathaniel Backler of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1666 Nathaniel Backler of Dedham Copper trade farthing

1664 Dedham token - unrecorded type - Great find
17thC Sible Hedingham - Essex hammered copper trade farthings

1667 William Cant of Sible Hedingham hammered copper trade farthing		17thC Thomas Hewes, of Hedingham Castle hammered trade farthing
17thC Clacton - Essex hammered copper trade farthings

1664 William Munt of Clacton 0.92g Legend - MVCH CLAFTON IN ESSEX
17thC Harwich - Essex hammered copper trade farthings

1652 John Vandewall of Harwich hammered copper farthing		1664 William Hurbert of Harwich Essex hammered copper trade farthing

1652 John Vanewall of Harwich Essex , (W/IM) hammered copper trade farthing
17thC Wivenhoe - Essex hammered copper trade farthings

17thC Falcon, Parker John of Wevenhoe ( Wivenhoe) Copper trade farthing
17thC Suffolk hammered copper trade farthings

1656 Ipswich hammered copper trade farthing - Nicholas Cooke		17thC hammered copper farthing of James Warwell of Boxwell Suffolk draper

17thC Ipswich hammered copper trade farthing James Story, grocer		17thC Lancelot Felton , baker of Bergholt Suffolk hammer copper ½ penny token - undated type

1670 Ipswich copper farthing		17thC Thomas Burrough, grocer of Ipswich Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing - undated type

Mid 17thC Mathew Halliet of Nayland copper hammered trade farthing - undated type		1670 Ipswich copper farthing

17thC Robert Terry of Ufford ,Grocer of Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing - RTM		Very interesting unlisted 1654 John Ray of Sudbury (spelt SUDBBURY) Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing Norweb 4482 (1667)

685 John Burrough, Grocers of Ipswich Suffolk, hammered copper trade farthing Ref Noweb 4362a		17thC Lancelot Felton , baker of Bergholt Suffolk hammer copper ½ penny token - undated type - Ref Norweb
17thC Lavenham - Essex - hammered copper trade farthings

Mid 17thC John Girling of Lavenham Essex hammered copper trade farthing - undated type
17thC Stratford St Mary Suffolk hammered copper trade farthings

17thC copper trade farthing - John Candler of Stratford St Mary Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing
17thC Groome, John of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing

17thC Groome, John of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing Legend reads John Groome Stoke Nailon

17thC Daniel Walker, Grocer of Woodbridge Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing

17thC Daniel Walker, Grocer of Woodbridge Suffolk hammered copper trade farthing
17thC Dorset hammered copper trade farthings

1669 Weymouth Dorset - Francis Reed, Grocer, hammered copper trade farthing		17thC hammered copper trade farthing Bridport Dorset, William Bull
Unknowns

ID'd it, It's a Jetton Johan Jacob Dietzel of Nürnberg who made this sometime between 1711 and 1748. Obverse "GEORG.DG.M.(.........) Reverse: "IOHAN(N.I)ACOB.DIETZEL.RECHP.COUNTERS"		1666 hammered copper trade farthing

17thC hammered copper trade farthing - not ID'd it yet		Not listed WWM

Hammered copper foreign coin - W - MAION- H ??		1666 London hammered copper trade farthing

17thC trade farthing - not checked the books yet
17thC copper farthings The First British Copper Coin Under James I, copper farthings were produced. At first these were produced privately under licence from the Crown, first by Lord Harrington, then by Lennox. The licence changed hands several times, and privately issued copper farthings continued to be produced under Charles I. After Charles I got the chop, a copper farthing was issued by Oliver Cromwell, bearing his portrait.

1614-25 James 1st hammered copper farthing Type 3c Mintmark key General type Obv. IACO D G MAG BR (IT) Rev. FRA ET HIB REX




Charles 1st hammered copper Royal farthings


Charles 1st Royal farthing - Harp Type 3 Maltravers 'rounds' 1634- 36, woolpack mint mark obv CAROLUS D G MAG BRIT Rev FRAN ET HIB REX
Charles 1st hammered copper Rose farthings

1634 -36 Charles 1st Rose hammered copper farthing type 2 Obv CAEOLU D G MAG BRIT Rev FRA ET HIBER REX














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