hiho Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Found in an secret compartment of an antique desk in London with 10 other old coins and tokens, I kid you not. Advertising token, right? Does anyone know if this is a common piece and/or the approximate date it was issued? I would like to soak it in 99% isopropyl alcohol to remove the green verdigris but if it's rare I'll leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Great find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I have seen similar pieces, but usually they are in deplorable condition, worn and beaten up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Reardon William, pawnbroker, of 37 Shandon St. Cork in 1847. So I would think the token is circa 1850, listed as Drury#61. Cork Corporation councillor, in 1871 served on the Gingles, Baths & Wash-houses Committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Anticipating that someone might ask what is a GINGLE(also spelt with a 'J')? It was a type of horse drawn cab unique to Cork. We learn from the Cork Directory of Thomas Holt, published in 1837, that in 1810, "but one diligence ran between Cork and Passage, which, carried four persons, and which was rarely filled. At present [1837] there are 300 gingles licensed, of which, perhaps, two thirds run between Cork and Passage, each of which holds four persons. Some of them make three or four trips, daily; besides a day car, which holds six passengers. The estimated annual number of persons going and returning, by land, between Cork and Passage, is 420,000;" LINK to JINGLE PIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Thanks for the excellent information Constanius. Here's another coin from the London desk, a (September) 1689 Gun Money Shilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Nice find! Nice looking shilling! I love that colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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