Many of the manufacturer of these tokens were in Birmingham, and industrialist Matthew Boulton both struck large numbers of tokens--constructing the first steam-driven mint--and aggressively lobbied for a contract to strike official copper coins.
Many of the manufacturer of these tokens were in Birmingham, and industrialist Matthew Boulton both struck large numbers of tokens there and constructed the Soho Mint, the first to be powered by steam. He aggressively lobbied for a contract to strike official copper coins.