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GREAT BRITAIN: AE halfpenny token, 1794, PCGS MS63 BN

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GREAT BRITAIN: AE halfpenny token, 1794, PCGS MS63 BN
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GREAT BRITAIN: AE halfpenny token, 1794, DH-35, Ipswich, Suffolk, James Conder; IPSWICH CROSS above Ipswich Ancient Market Cross, four column building surmounted by the figure of Justice facing with scales and sword // PAYABLE / AT / CONDER'S / DRAPERY / WAREHOUSE / IPSWICH, a lovely mint state example! PCGS graded MS63 BN. James Conder was a linen draper and ran a drapery and haberdashery business at Tavern Street, Ipswich. He was also an ardent collector of tokens and was one of the first people to catalogue the 18th Century independently minted copper trade coinage. He published this first catalogue which would remain the definitive source concerning these coins for almost 100 years until it was superseded by that of Atkins in 1892.Conder did not simply study the tokens; he also issued his own tokens to advertise his drapery business. At the time the British Government did not issue low value coinage as they had not been required. However, the way that the population worked and was paid was changing and a large demand was developing throughout the country for low denomination coins. Many businesses were encouraged to produce their own tokens and to this day, these types of tokens are referred to as 'Conder Tokens'.