1793 Manchecter Half Penny Need Sap's Help

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amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/13/2007 7:41 pm I found this Half Cent at a good friend's coin shop I got it before he could. the man who sold it to didn't know much about it was his was his sister husband coin and it was mark that he had payed $300.00 for it in 1950 I payed him $34.00 for it. it has an incues letter around the rim that said good for trade at Birmingham Soho That all I and he know about this token-coin Edited by amac44 06/14/2007 11:08 am Report this Post to the Staff

scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 06/13/2007 7:49 pm very nice !! Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 06/13/2007 7:57 pm That is an awesome coin. haven't even seen one close to that. Sap should be here in a few hours to possible give ya an answer Nice Find! Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 06/13/2007 8:14 pm Hello amac44 I also don't have a clue about your token but I did find one just like it on ebay. yours looks a bit nicer than the one I found. https://www.ebay.com/itm/230140332609 I don't know if that helps any but you know there are more out there when you find them on ebay. Good Luck Gary too Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/14/2007 04:46 am I cant tell from that picture on ebay it real dark. the grade that was on the old yellowed slip was Au Report this Post to the Staff
magusxxx Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 06/14/2007 07:58 am When you said, "he paid $300 but sold it to me for $34" you really had me worried. ;) Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 06/14/2007 08:11 am You don't really need my help - it's a "Conder token", and the guys that specialize in these know more about them than I do. Just to clarify: it's a half penny, not a Half Cent. Back in 1793, there was a difference between those two words. I only have an old Seaby (British-made) catalogue for these tokens, which lists this type (Manchester, Lancashire, man carrying pack / Arms) as Dalton and Hamer #135, which has nine different varieties of edge marking. I'm not sure, on reading the sparse descriptions in the catalogue, exactly how to tell them apart. What does your token say around the edge? A price tag of US$300 in 1950 sounds way off the mark, though - back in 1970 in Britain (when my catalogue was made), these coins catalogued in the range £1.25 to £7 in EF condition! EDIT: Just read the bit in the OP about the edge reading "Birmingham". That would (presumably) be the Birmingham edge, D/H# 135a, one of the commoner varieties. 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 Edited by Sap 06/14/2007 08:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/14/2007 09:48 am there folk that come in Charles coin shop and sell Morgan to him for $5.00 that are gem bu they do care they are getting free cash Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/14/2007 09:51 am thanks SAP if 1 person know its always SAP!! Report this Post to the Staff
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