Help with Condor Tokens

Windycity · August 8, 2016 7:28AM

Picked up a collection of Condor Tokens but having a hard time identifying a few... Posting pictures here and welcome any help with identification.

Likely not a Condor but can't find anything about this one...

Seems to have two obverses one dated 1793 and the other 1795...

Duke of Beaufort but can't find anything more on this one...

spacehayduke · August 8, 2016 7:59AM

Those look like some nice CondEr tokens. You would be best educated by getting a copy of Dalton and Hamer:

http://provincialtokencoinage.weebly.com/

CoinZip · August 10, 2016 9:11AM

Give Tokens by Black a call, they specialize in Condor Tokens

Phone: 309-642-5554

lordmarcovan · August 10, 2016 10:26AM

CondOr = a carrion-eating bird

CondEr = a British provincial token

I was going to point out the reference mentioned above, but spacehayduke already took care of that.

Neat tokens.

brg5658 · August 10, 2016 11:44AM

Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

CondOr = a carrion-eating bird

CondEr = a British provincial token

It doesn't help that PCGS continues to call them CondOr tokens on their website for 2+ years. Nor does it help clarify what they are when PCGS gives their dates as "1600-date", when Conder tokens were struck from 1787-1804.

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Some 3 years ago, I wrote ~95% of the current Wikipedia Article on Conder Tokens, so you may want to give that a read. It is heavily cited with links to freely available reference guides. Dalton & Hamer (or D&H as you'll see it called) is the main reference, as spacehayduke already noted.

epcjimi1 · August 11, 2016 4:35AM

What is the purpose of the vertical screw scribe tool depicted? Amazing how many modern tools look like the one shown in the right hand.

Originally posted by: Windycity
Picked up a collection of Condor Tokens but having a hard time identifying a few... Posting pictures here and welcome any help with identification.

Help with Condor Tokens

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