1795 "wooden Walls" Token

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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 04/07/2017 5:21 pm The incuse inscription on the edge reads, "PAYABLE AT LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL" with the names of the first two cities ever so slightly overlapping. There's discernable wear to some of the high points, yet traces of original luster present, too. Also a notable die crack at the top of the reverse. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 04/07/2017 5:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff

ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 04/08/2017 11:31 am Traces of red, a beauty. The ships as walls metaphor is historically telling. There's a lot going on with this desirable token, Lucky Cuss, indeed! Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 12:04 am You are correct that it is the same obverse as mine. Complete with the notable doubling on the P in penny and the flan issues. Very attractive color on yours, and well-preserved! Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
rockfish Valued Member Canada 217 Posts	Posted 04/17/2017 4:14 pm I asked this in another thread with this token: why does a token celebrating the "wooden walls of old England" ie the Royal Navy have the image of Frederick Duke of York and Albany who was an army commander (later C in C of the British Army) on its obverse. Is it meant ironically? Gorgeous token BTW. Report this Post to the Staff
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