"alls Of Old England" (Id: 1790's British Conder Token)

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robocoin Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 8:05 pm any idea what this is? Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 9:10 pm Looks like a token from before the revolution! RedBook doesn't have it though... Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 11:17 pm British Conder token, from the 1790's. The reverse legend is "The Wooden Walls of Old England". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 11:19 pm Sap? Is there anywhere to look that one up? or do you have any history behind it? Who is the person featured on the coin? What is that referring to when it says wooden walls? The ship itself or something else? I now feel strong curiosity and apparently also feel no hesitation to give you the third degree. lol Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 02/25/2009 01:19 am G'day, I think that "The Wooden Walls of Old England" are understood to be a metaphor for the wooden ships of the Royal Navy, at sea, providing an effective barrier around England &/or Britain. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 02/25/2009 02:57 am Sorry, Malissa, I made my previous post in haste. If you Google the exact phrase "The Wooden Walls of Old England" you'll come up with several different tokens with this reverse, as well as other cultural references to the Royal Navy. This one has the Duke of York on the obverse; this one has Admiral Lord Howe. However, I believe this token has a portrait of Shakespeare, like this one; unfortunately, I've been unable to find either online or in my little token book any reference to a Shakespeare obverse / Walls reverse token. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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"Alls Of Old England" (Id: 1790's British Conder Token)