Help with a token…
2windy2fish
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Anyone recognize this token?
Obverse and reverse are the same…
US or British? Value?
Thank you for your help!
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Looks British, and it may be modern despite that date.
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I'd guess US, and definitely not British, as the Constitution went into effect on June 21, 1788, after ratification by 9 of the 13 states.
When I saw the word "UNION", my first thought was that it might be a Civil War patriotic token but the date 1788 and the fact that it has the same design on both sides makes that unlikely. Do you have any idea what the metal composition is?
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Would be a nice find if authentic. Let us know what you find out.... Cheers, RickO
@perryhall …the token is copper
There is something similar on eBay right now simply describing it as:
Membership token - UNION (club) 1788 - Society ticket pierced Mitchener#5759
https://www.ebay.com/itm/354196827410?hash=item5277c6ad12:g:3HYAAOSwdhhi5tmN
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British tradesmen's token (or a replica thereof). Mitchener I believe is one of the definitive references on them.
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Thank you all!