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A complete English Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing trade token issued by John Skinner of Richmond dating from from AD 1662. Williamson (1891:1147 no. 234)
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A complete English Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing trade token issued by John Skinner of Richmond dating from from AD 1662. Williamson (1891:1147 no. 234)
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English: A complete English Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing trade token issued by John Skinner of Richmond dating from AD 1662. Williamson (1891:1147 no. 234)

Obverse: JOHN . SKINNER : 1662 = A figure making candles

Reverse: OF RICHMOND = I S

Dimensions: diameter: 15.07mm; weight: 0.56g.

Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1891. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century Vol II. Elliot Stock: London.

Copper alloy trade tokens were first struck in 1648. In 1656 half penny tokens were introduced. 1674 by Royal decree production of trade tokens ceased. Pers comm Verity Anthony
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date 1662
date QS:P571,+1662-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 1010872
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Object location51° 29′ 17.88″ N, 0° 08′ 00.51″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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