@19589phaynes: "Hi
You'll probably realise i'm new to all this coin thingy. I went to  a market
today to look around for some silver coins of WW2 and thought maybe I stuff
a copper coin down my sock rather than wearing a copper wristband (please
don't laugh)
Anyway, I found a really chunky token, marked one side "Brmigham 1812 One
Penny" and the other side "One pound note payable at the workhouse for 240
tokens.
Makes a good thing to stuff in the sock, but I got to thinking though, maybe
it's rare???
Peter"
    @tonyclayton1962: "<quote>
Probably not (Birmingham tokens were produced in large numbers) but certainly
collectable.
Tony Clayton           <email_address>
Coins of the UK      : <url>
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    @19589phaynes: "Thank you for info. Didn't work in my sock either, better buy a copper
wristband <sigh>
news:3d4c4214e%<email_address>
<quote>
market
stuff
(please
One
240
maybe
certainly"
    @Riff: "<quote>
I would willingly swap the token for a copper wristband for you, but 
postage to the UK from NZ would probably be a bit more than what it is 
worth. I do collect tokens (or conders as they are sometimes known) 
there is some fascinating history behind them. Worth looking up on the 
net. cheers, riff"
    @19589phaynes: "I bought it for �1.50 (uk) and sold it for �5.00
Maybe I could have got more, but that's enough profit for me.
Think the place where I found it has another, that's where I'll be going
later in the week....
news:<email_address>
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