17th Century British Token Coinage

Introduction

It has been estimated that about 20,000 issuers produced token coinage between 1648-1672, though only around 12,000 have been located.  Declared illegal in 1672, the vast majority were melted down.  Most of those remaining are very scarce.

History

See the history page for more information about these tokens.

Bibliography

For Sale

See the 17th Century token section of the current price list.

Please contact Bill for additional information.