wajil Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hi folks, Digging happily away after a strong signal on my detector, I was expecting an old Australian penny or similar. This old house site in Australia turns up some odd things, however. This time I've found a brass token marked ALEX FERGUSON % Co - BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY - GLASGOW. Round and 24 mm across. Blank on reverse. milled edge. In lovely condition, all inscriptions very clear, hardly any wear. But how old is it, does it have a value etc ? Could anyone help me with what I've found, please? best regards, Wal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Work Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Wal,I have one of those.They were used unofficially as a Farthing traders' token in the mid-19th Century.A few traders' were issuing their own Farthing tokens long after the token era of 1788-1820,which is when most Farthing tokens were released into circulation as a coin. Aidan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hi folks, Digging happily away after a strong signal on my detector, I was expecting an old Australian penny or similar. This old house site in Australia turns up some odd things, however. This time I've found a brass token marked ALEX FERGUSON % Co - BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY - GLASGOW. Round and 24 mm across. Blank on reverse. milled edge. In lovely condition, all inscriptions very clear, hardly any wear. But how old is it, does it have a value etc ? Could anyone help me with what I've found, please? best regards, Wal. Listed as ST604 in Seaby's `Coins and Tokens of Scotland' (1972) as being a late 19th century Glasgow traders token. One sold recently (october) on ebay for £4.47. Simmons gallery also had one up for auction in 2005 and 2006. Listed with a start price of £20, it didn't sell on either occasion. The ebay price realised seems to be closer to reality for this item. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wajil Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Wal,I have one of those.They were used unofficially as a Farthing traders' token in the mid-19th Century.A few traders' were issuing their own Farthing tokens long after the token era of 1788-1820,which is when most Farthing tokens were released into circulation as a coin. Aidan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wajil Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Wal,I have one of those.They were used unofficially as a Farthing traders' token in the mid-19th Century.A few traders' were issuing their own Farthing tokens long after the token era of 1788-1820,which is when most Farthing tokens were released into circulation as a coin. Aidan. Dear Aidan I'm fairly new at this e-mail game and hope I'm pushing the right buttons. Thanks for your speedy reply, mate. It's good to know that when I dig up something strange someone can tell me what it is. Once again, thanks from Jill and I Best regards, Wal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wajil Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Listed as ST604 in Seaby's `Coins and Tokens of Scotland' (1972) as being a late 19th century Glasgow traders token. One sold recently (october) on ebay for £4.47. Simmons gallery also had one up for auction in 2005 and 2006. Listed with a start price of £20, it didn't sell on either occasion. The ebay price realised seems to be closer to reality for this item. Ian Ian, mate, Thanks from Jill and I for your reply about the Breadalbane token. I love history but this is an entire field I knew nothing about. Thanks to you and another member, Aidan, we now have an idea of what tokens are all about. We look forward to chatting to a lot of the members as time permits. Best regards, Wal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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