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BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 2:26 pm Anyone collect gilded coins? Bill Report this Post to the Staff

jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 5:12 pm Very neat peice, I've always wondered about the elephant and castle on the reverse of that token? Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 5:29 pm The elephant and castle is the medieval badge of the city of Coventry. Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 6:00 pm philadelphian, do you know how that came to be the badge of the city? Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 08:10 am Ive had a couple of gilt conders, but no longer in my possession. Id keep it in an airtite of some sort - Fire Gilding was still popular at this point which involves depositing the gold on the coin by covering it in amalgam and boiling off the mercury. Certainly of little concern so long after, but Id still be careful. The arms are mysterious - elephants represent strength (strong enough to carry the city's castle, which likely represents the elephant carrying the whole city), but some historians have tried to link the badge to folklore. Supposedly an elephant defeated a dragon that was bothering its young - perhaps the crest shows the elephant guarding the city. Report this Post to the Staff
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