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COIN
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Noon, 2017-06-05 12:41:12
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COIN
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Copper alloy Unoffical Farthing Bell Lancashire No.28 Batty 164 token dating 1837-1870AD. The obverse depicts 'OLD POST OFFICE BUILDINGS 24 CHURCH STREET LIVERPOOL' and the reverse legend is 'F L HAUSBERG JEWELLER WATCHMAKER HANDVACTURER OF DESKS DRESSING CASES LAMPS CHANDELIERS & CO'. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 3.99g.

These tokens, all farthings in size and value, were issued by merchants for use as small change during the reign of Queen Victoria.

This interesting group of tokens were struck primarily by merchants during the years 1837-1870. Being of approximate farthing size, and used as both advertising pieces and small change where needed, the name "Unofficial Farthings" was given to the group. Listed by R. C. Bell in his work on the subject, they have been expanded upon by Bell-Whitmore-Sweeney in a 1994 update, Bell's Unofficial farthings -- a Supplement. The update lists the pieces in a more fluid manner, with totally adjusted rarity ratings. One needs both books, however, as the update lists many more pieces, but concords to Bell's original work for description.

The diameter is 24mm and the weight 3.99g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lancashire
Date between 1837 and 1870
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1870-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 850998
Old ref: LANCUM-54332E
Filename: LANCUM54332E.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/617680
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/617680/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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Object location53° 50′ 13.2″ N, 2° 49′ 11.75″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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