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bhmtokens New Member Canada 44 Posts	Posted 12/13/2025 3:34 pm I haven't posted for quite a while. I was enjoying the summer months too much. Now that its winter, I am on my computer a bit more and enjoying numismatics again. Can anybody provide more information about these tokens. It is my understanding that these were used at The Royal Mint for canteen purchases, as money was not allowed to be brought into the Mint by employees. Is that correct? Does anybody have any additional information? I'm looking for what era these were used ('60's/'70's/'80's?). Are they collectible? Do they have any value? I tried searching on line, but I can't seem to find much information. These are out of my normal collecting area. Thank you in advance for any information. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 12/14/2025 05:40 am According to this article, they were used when the Mint was still situated on Tower Hill in London. As that mint almost exclusively struck predecimal coinage, presumably they are denominated in predecimal rather than decimal pence, and would date from the 1960s rather than the 1970s. 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
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6498 Posts	Posted 12/14/2025 06:17 am @Sap, you the man. Report this Post to the Staff
bhmtokens New Member Canada 44 Posts	Posted 12/14/2025 11:12 am Thank you SAP for the article information. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 12/14/2025 12:36 pm Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94616 Posts	Posted 12/16/2025 08:29 am nice tokens Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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