A One Of A Kind Token? Can't Find Information On This Exact Token.

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NewAussieCollect New Member Australia 10 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 05:23 am Hi everyone. I have this token, which I believe is a ENGLAND R H HOVENDEN AND SONS - BARBER SHOP 2/s TOKEN PIECE - LONDON I have searched online, and I cant find this exact coin. I have found others like a 2d. But not a 2/s. Which I am assuming it's a 2 Shilling? I hope someone here, can help me out please, as I am lost, when it comes to tokens. Edited by NewAussieCollect 11/07/2020 06:06 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 05:24 am to CCF. Have you looked here http://tokencatalog.com/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
NewAussieCollect New Member Australia 10 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 05:47 am @Jonh1 I looked on that site, and couldn't find anything. Even did numerous google searches, and the ones I am finding are similar tokens, but the one I have, nothing comes up anywhere 🤷 #8205;#9794;#65039; Edited by NewAussieCollect 11/07/2020 06:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 06:31 am There are so many tokens, and many of the trade tokens were issued in numbers of hundreds or thousands, so that even a a massive database like the token catalogue has many gaps. The token catalogue has got even more gaps for non-US tokens. I have a number of items that are not on-line. All that proves is that the item is uncommon and nobody is very interested in it. So I suggest that you add this to the token catalogue, and the next person who looks will find it. Report this Post to the Staff
Eligius Valued Member Netherlands 175 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 08:42 am You already identified your token correctly as a barbers check. The value indicated on your token is indeed 2 shillings. this value fits in the range of values issued. Indeed tokens from other manufacturers include this value. An article about barber checks can be found here (page 22): https://www.thetokensociety.org.uk/...lume_one.pdf Report this Post to the Staff
tokenscot Valued Member United Kingdom 82 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 11:38 am In Ralph Hayes's article 'The Toilet Club — Part 2, Personal Grooming.' (TCSB vol.5 no.10 (January 1997) pp.382-390) the 2/- piece is included in the list of known values. You can find the article here https://www.thetokensociety.org.uk/...ume_five.pdf As you can see from the list there are a lot of values. The higher values are probably later issues as inflation over the years caused the price of barbing to rise. Report this Post to the Staff
NewAussieCollect New Member Australia 10 Posts	Posted 11/08/2020 03:55 am Thank you everyone, for your help. I really appreciate it. I am more a coin and banknote collector. And tokens, I have absolutely no idea. Report this Post to the Staff
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