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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 5:23 pm These are pretty common, but the vast majority seem to have been heavily circulated, so finding one in this high grade isn't particularly easy, Depicted on the obverse is Bishop Blaise (Blaze), a 4th century Armenian martyr who's the patron saint of woolcombers. The legend translates as, "Our art's founder." On the reverse is an early version of the coat of arms for the city of Leeds. Note the die crack to the right of the owl. The edge of this example reads, "PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL". The flan's a bit undersized at 27.5 mm in diameter. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 02/03/2024 7:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25036 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 5:30 pm That is a really nice token, Lucky Cuss! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 7:01 pm Good-looking example for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73853 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 11:29 pm Very nice! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 02/05/2024 11:43 am Nice example! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4962 Posts	Posted 02/08/2024 6:15 pm Cool token L. C., I've had the "hanging sheep" coin on my list for a while! Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 02/09/2024 2:39 pm It's funny how in this hobby, you can be keeping an eye out for something for quite some time, and then all of a sudden what you've been looking for rains down like manna from heaven. So here's yet another of these I've recently run across, again in far better condition than is typical for this issue. This one is marked on its edge, "PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF RICHARD PALEY". Unlike the other, in this case the planchet is 29.5 mm across, and thus much more commensurate with the size of the dies. This is demonstrative of how lax the specifications were when it came to the production of these late 18th century provincial tokens. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 02/09/2024 3:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 02/11/2024 12:16 pm Quote: So here's yet another of these I've recently run across, again in far better condition than is typical for this issue... Fantastic! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 02/20/2024 4:07 pm Regarding the suspended sheep in the coat of arms, this represents the Golden Fleece. See: https://www.britnumsoc.org/publicat...BNJ_79_8.pdf for a detailed account of this hallowed symbol. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 02/20/2024 4:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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