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handyman [Alan}
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« on: May 14, 2011, 05:59:47 PM »
Well, out today and recovered this beautiful token.

we're about 60 miles from birmingham, so one has to wonder how the token made it over here!

cheers

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From around 1812, during a national shortage of coins, Birmingham was one of several workhouses to issue workhouse tokens — specially minted coins given as poor relief. Local shopkeepers could then redeem the tokens at the workhouse.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Birmingham/Birmingham.shtml

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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 06:01:02 PM »
nice.!!
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2011, 06:48:03 PM »
Thats a beauty Alan and quite a valuable find - not that you would sell it mate.

Well done
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2011, 11:13:54 AM »
What a stunner Alan well done, would love that in my collection  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2011, 12:00:45 PM »
i must say that is a beaut of a token handyman.welldone great find.
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2011, 12:35:50 PM »
thats well nice, whats it made out of? looks silver to me
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011, 02:24:04 PM »
cracking find Alan, well done m8  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2011, 04:07:56 PM »
Yes its a silver shilling token, never seen a Birmingham workhouse silver, found a few copper pennies of theirs, very big and heavy. Lovely find, I'll keep trying.
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