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Description: | A post-medieval or early modern Coal Token, circa 1700-1900 AD. The obverse features a coal cart in the centre with the letters 'W' and 'S' on either side, the words 'COAL TOKEN' below and 'WOOD & CO' above. The reverse features a ship with three masts and sails up, surrounded by the legend 'DEARHAM HALL COLLIERY'.Tokens from old Cumbrian collieries are discussed here: http://ia360638.us.archive.org/0/items/transactionsofcuvol15no2cumb/transactionsofcuvol15no2cumb.pdf (Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmoreland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Part II Vol XV, p. 392ff)
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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