Posted 04/15/2012 8:17 pm
yours would appear to be a modern re-strike of the original article.
It's good enough, that I'm wondering if it was made with the original dies ...
this type of token circulated for a few decades, due to chronic shortages of genuine coins. Many were made at Conder's mint, and they are generically called "Conders", although there were other manufacturers. There were hundreds of designs, and collectors snap the originals up.
It's good enough, that I'm wondering if it was made with the original dies ...
this type of token circulated for a few decades, due to chronic shortages of genuine coins. Many were made at Conder's mint, and they are generically called "Conders", although there were other manufacturers. There were hundreds of designs, and collectors snap the originals up.
