Middlesex D&H 304 Foundling Fields MedalsObv: A lamb within a circle, FOUNDLING FIELDS around, 1795 below. Rev: A cypher I B within a circle, PAYABLE ON DEMAND around. Edge: Milled. Good Fine. Some minor marks. Reverse die crack near P of PAYABLE. Extremely Rare (RRR). The reverse cypher probably refers to Burton, a London developer whose development in Bloomsbury was referred to as Foundling Fields. Perhaps these were used to pay his workers, as most are found circulated
(around in two curved lines)
White-metal penny with some remaining brilliance
They represented the Hibernian Mine Company
known as the ‘debtor’s door’
Extra Fine
The building featured was built in 1707
John Ord’s halfpenny token
He was a well-known philanthropist and upon his death
Edge: PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR HAROLDS CROSS BUTTON FACTORY
such as zippers
Staffordshire knot below
A genuine trade token struck for James Powell