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Description: | A complete struck / hammered copper alloy trader's halfpenny token, of mid 17th Century dating (AD 1665).The token is octagonal in shape. The token has been pierced with a small circular hole just to the left of the 12 o'clock position on the obverse. The obverse has a shield device in the centre, probably containing the Mercer's Arms, but abrasion whilst in the plough soil has caused the loss of most of the original surface detail. The obverse inscription has worn away. The reverse reads 'LEEK HIN[ ]' in the central circle. The reverse inscription is set out on four horizontal lines, most of the words are difficult to decipher due to wear. The token is dated AD 1669. Example in Dickinson (1986) p 200 No 25B.Trader's tokens were issued during the late 17th Century as a response to the absence of the lower coinage denominations.Diameter: 20.4 mmThickness: 0.8 mmWeight: 1.0 gReference: Dickinson, M 'Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and their Values' Seaby, London, 1986
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