Kent D&H 22 Godington BooksObv: Name of the proprietor, TOKE, in monogram, GODINGTON. HOP TOKEN. (around), 1767 below. Rev: A basket full of hops, NO PAINS NO GAINS. (around). Edge: Plain. Extremely fine with some light marks. Reverse shows earlier die state with cracks just starting to show. Listed RR in D&H but more likely Scarce now. Brass. Ex. Springarn. Hops production within Kent has long been a lynchpin in their economy. One of the more cleverly produced cyphers uses the
Struck on rusty dies over E
Note this mispelled version on the reverse of this token
Quite an attractive token made by Lutwyche and Dixon
Dunstan was a wig and merkin seller in London
Good Very Fine and better than most
Obv: View of a building
CITY TOKEN at sides of shield
Super surfaces
Rev: Elephant and Castle
QUIS NOS SEPARABIT around
Rev: BIRMINGHAM UNION COPPER COMPANY around
Some obverse scratches