Title: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: GJH on August 13, 2016, 06:14:43 PM Found this silver token yesterday, I have found copper trade tokens before but never a silver one, I'll probably never find another one, it's 20mm in diam, thanks for looking.
Geoff Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: dingdong on August 13, 2016, 06:41:05 PM Well found Geoff,very nice piece of English coin(token) history,especially for it to be silver,gotta admit I've never seen one of those before......very nice find.....👍
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: Chainsaw Bampy on August 13, 2016, 07:04:19 PM what a lovely bit of silver history, a lovely find well done.
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: congerman on August 13, 2016, 07:26:08 PM very nice well saved
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: Val Beechey on August 13, 2016, 07:29:14 PM That's a lovely, lucky find Geoff. Not many of them around, well done.
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: GJH on August 13, 2016, 09:27:17 PM Thanks everyone, I think your right Val, I wouldn't bet on me finding another one.
Geoff Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: TerraFirma on August 14, 2016, 10:11:34 AM awesome find,well done
8) Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: hotmill on August 14, 2016, 08:34:40 PM Never seen a silver one before, interesting.
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: wagis on August 14, 2016, 08:38:44 PM That is a lovely looking coin there well found.
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: marknewbury1 on August 14, 2016, 09:47:00 PM Fabulous
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: GJH on August 17, 2016, 04:05:52 PM I sent all the details to my local FLO and asked if he could record it for me, reply came back, "probably wont record it", which was a surprise to me.
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: jaydogg on August 18, 2016, 02:11:48 PM They are indeed a rare enough find. I actually found one myself a few years ago, this is the only one I've seen posted here to my knowledge. Nice. 8)
Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: JBM on August 18, 2016, 09:57:56 PM A really nice and also a unusual find.
Its years since I had the pleasure of handling a Silver Bristol Token. It needs recording at Bristol museum. ;) :) Jerry. Title: Re: Silver Bristol Trade Token Post by: GJH on August 24, 2016, 04:09:29 PM Thanks everyone for your comments, I know it's not got a lot of age, there is not one recorded in the Bristol or British museum, I thought it was an interesting find and part of the industrial revolution history, I will not try and record anything else on the PAS site other than anything that could be classed as treasure trove.
Geoff |