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smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2334 Posts	Posted 09/18/2022 06:56 am This was included in a small box of foreign coins from a garage sale. Looks like it's been polished to death...even has a corrosion hole through it. Never seen one before...industrial scene above the date...any info would be appreciated! Thank you! smat Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21606 Posts	Posted 09/18/2022 09:25 am Don't recognize the coin but it looks like a 1793. Maybe you could identify it through COINSCOPE Edited by JimmyD 09/18/2022 09:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2334 Posts	Posted 09/18/2022 10:11 am Thanks Jimmy...you are correct 1793 weight is 10.5g https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168463.html smat Report this Post to the Staff
CentSation Pillar of the Community United States 713 Posts	Posted 09/18/2022 10:18 am These were made by private companies during a time when the British mint couldn't/wouldn't meet demand: Interesting story. Effectively "counterfeits" [Conder tokens] that were accepted by the public. There are also counterfeits of the counterfeits all from the late 1700s to early 1800s. Edited by CentSation 09/18/2022 10:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 09/18/2022 10:36 am It is a tradesman / Condor token. Hopefully someone with better reference material than I can give you the DH number for it. Here is a digital copy of the reference book. https://www.scribd.com/document/206...hp_affiliate Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2334 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 04:37 am Wow...Thank you! You guys are a wealth of knowledge! I've got some reading to do... smat Report this Post to the Staff
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