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Obverse: facing bust of Queen Elizabeth I with crown and scepter.
Reverse: view of Chichester Market Cross, date in exergue.
Issuer: Dally & Sons, drapers in Chichester, West Sussex, England.
Specifications: Copper, 28.4 mm, 10.4 g approx. Edge inscription: PAYABLE AT DALLYS CHICHESTER.
Grade: PCGS MS63 BN, cert. #37057794.
Reference: PCGS-524578, Numista 23485, D&H 15 Sussex, Chichester.
Provenance: ex-VDB Coins, USA, 12 May 2020.*
Notes: the wide variety of British trade tokens of the late 18th century are referred to as Conder tokens, after James Conder, who was the first to catalog them in 1798. Like the issuers of this token, Conder was a draper, and issued a halfpenny token himself in 1794. By a curious numismatic coincidence, a 900-year-0ld Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard was found ten feet beneath the doorstep of his house in 1863, when it was demolished forty years after his death. Despite the fact that he was a numismatist, Conder had no idea he was living on top of a buried coin hoard! Conder tokens have been extremely popular with collectors since their own time, which is why many (like this one) survive in pristine Mint State. The designs on them run the gamut from beautiful to bizarre, and they are quite an appealing and interesting series.
Comments: I have always liked this type since owning a holed piece on my old "Holey Coin Vest" in the past. (Also- note that the token type is spelled "Conder", with an "e", and not "Condor"- the latter spelling is the bird. Such misspellings are frequent.)
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Collezione : World Coins (1601-present)