Well I got my first conder Token

coffeyce

I always like the designed and history behind these coins but never opted to buying one. After I saw the ship design and wonderful details especially the gunports. I couldn't help myself and bought it. These are the sellers pictures. The cant see the small black dots on the obverse on the coin.

Edited to add this :

Norfolk, Norwich
29mm (10.30 grams) No Date
Circa 1780-1810
Reference: Seaby 25
PROSPERITY TO OLD ENGLAND, Hope standing left.
HALF PENNY, Ship sailing right.

epcjimi1

Nice token, congrats, she's riding high.

Black dots are thumb / fingerprint remnant?

coffeyce

im not sure I cant see them when holding the coins. I figure that or small carbon?

epcjimi1

<< <i>im not sure I cant see them when holding the coins. I figure that or small carbon? >>



Don't know, looks like a print to me, but not a big deal IMO. Nice coin.

Beside the excellent depiction of the gun ports, is Britannia pointing west into the prevailing wind and the ship at full sail headed east symbolizing the goods still being obtained from loyalists in post revolution colonies? After all the coin is titled 'Prosperity to Old England".

My imagination runs wild a lot. I love this old stuff. Conjecture on my part.

Nice coin.

ricko

Nice acquisition.... those tokens used to be quite popular here...have not seen them posted much lately. Stef has quite a collection of them...Cheers, RickO

coinsarefun

Very nice. Conder tokens are addictive.......it's hard to stop at just one.

johnny9434

nice token and nice addition to the collection

cmerlo1

Very cool. I collected Conders back in the early 90's. For some reason, I stopped and sold off my collection. It's one of my biggest numismatic regrets. I intend to begin collecting them again when I have the time and funds as I do really like them.