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# Token Corresponding Society

This website presents the interests of The Token Corresponding Society and Token Congress with both groups sharing a common interest

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## Pages

- [Welcome](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/) - The word 'token' in this context means a coin or similar object which is issued for use in place of regular or official coinage. Members' interests include the classical series of 17th, 18th and 19th century tokens along with a whole range of coin-like objects which are collectively known as 'Paranumismatica' i.e. outside the scope Home Page text in here: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
- [Leaden Tokens Telegraph (LTT)](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/ltt/) - Welcome to the home page of the “Leaden Tokens Telegraph”. A newsletter will be published here every two months. Index from April 2005 to July 2023 Index Lead Tokens Bibliography Bibliography Lead Tokens Classification System Classification Latest 2026 #175 Jul/Aug 2026 #172 Jan/Feb #173 Mar/Apr #174 May/Jun 2025 #166 Jan/Feb #167 Mar/Apr #168 May/Jun #169 Leaden Tokens Telegraph
- [Bulletin](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/bulletin/) - Token Corresponding Society BulletinFounded in July 1971, by means of a circular from the late Christopher Brunel and Jean M. White to a group of enthusiasts who collected tokens and agreed to publish a bulletin for circulation between themselves. The TCS Bulletin has evolved into a quarterly publication with an index being published at the
- [Token Congress](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/token-congress/) - An annual event for everyone interested in tokens and associated para-numismatica. First held in 1982 the Congress has since taken place at venues across England, Scotland and Wales. Typically attracting around 100+ delegates from the UK, USA, Europe and other parts of the world, it offers a unique opportunity to meet and greet with fellow Token Congress
- [Presentations](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/presentations/) - 2024 Token Congress Slides only presentation 2023 Token Congress 2005 Token Congress - updated 2024 Introduction to ‘Farm Checks of the Fens’ Catalogue of Fen Checks
- [Co-op Checks & Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/co-op-checks-tokens/) - The three main types are as follows:- Dividend checks These are discs bearing the name of the society and a monetary value and are often made from tinned iron in a bracteate form. As societies got richer, better checks were produced from brass and bronze. Metallic checks were introduced in the mid 19th century by Co-op Checks & Tokens
- [Sentimental Magazine](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/sentimental-magazine/) - These medals (as the Sentimental Magazine referred to them) or medalets were included with each monthly issue of the Magazine from the first issue in March 1773 until March 1774 when they were discontinued. However, the Magazine itself continued in production until December 1777. Each monthly medal depicted a famous person (see the table below).
- [18th Century Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/18th-century-tokens/) - The first thing to cover in this section is the actual name of this token series. In Britain, they are known as 18th Century Provincial tokens. Collectors in the United States have adopted the name of one of the first catalogers of the series, one James Conder of Ipswich. James Conder put out his catalog
- [Pub Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/pub-tokens/) - Pub tokens or checks are small ‘coins’ issued by individual public houses and licensed premises, comprising inns, taverns, hotels, beer houses, beer retailers, off licences, pub concert and music halls etc. They have become generically known as pub checks or pub tokens. Contemporary advertisements and the wording on the actual pieces normally refer to them
- [Leaden Tokens Telegraph (LTT) Newsletter](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/ltt-intro/) - LTT Newsletters Leaden Tokens Telegraph (better known as LTT) is a free newsletter, initiated in 2005, the object of which is to promote interest in British lead tokens and their uses, and to stimulate communication between interested parties such as numismatists, metal detectors and archaeologists. Most lead pieces were very locally manufactured for local issuers
- [Imitation Sovereigns/Half Sovereigns](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/imitation-sovereigns-half-sovereigns/) - TO HANOVER counters satirize the Duke of Cumberland’s ‘departure’ to Hanover. Although British monarchs from George I were also rulers of Hanover, Queen Victoria was barred under Salic law from succeeding to the Kingdom of Hanover, so the succession went to the nearest male heir, the unpopular Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. The counters depict
- [Imitation Spade Guineas](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/imitation-spade-guineas/) - Imitation guineas and their fractions (e.g. half and third guineas) can be found as gaming counters, commemorative medalets and give-away advertising pieces. They usually bear the head of Queen Anne or George III and are in base metal, but occasionally are gilt or silvered. The Queen Anne counters mostly omit, on the reverse, the crossed
- [Contact](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/contact/) - Email: tokencorrespondingsociety@gmail.com
- [How it started](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/how-it-started/)
- [Lead Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/lead-tokens/) - Lead Tokens Lead tokens appear to have been used in Britain from the late-13th cent to the early-mid 19th. The former period is the one during which fractional denominations were first introduced, rather than using pennies alone and chopping into halves and quarters, whilst the latter is the period during which the Government first successfully Lead Tokens content
- [American Civil War Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/american-civil-war-tokens/) - American Civil War Tokens American Civil War Tokens Tokens were produced widely during the American Civil War to remedy a dearth of official coin brought about at an early stage by its economic consequences. They were issued only for about 21 months, Q3/1862 to Q2/1864, but a total mintage well in excess of 25 million
- [TESSERAE Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/tesserae-tokens/) - TESSERAE (ancient lead tokens) Elsewhere on this site I have written about the lead tokens issued by local communities between the 13th and 19th centuries. They are not, however, exclusive either to that period or to this country. They existed in large numbers in ancient times, in various parts of the Mediterranean, but particularly in TESSERAE Tokens
- [Engraved Coins](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/engraved-coins/) - Engraved Coins Engraved Coins Often referred to as love tokens, these are coins that have been engraved with a design, often to be given as a keepsake to a loved one. A great many pieces are known, and almost all are unique in their design. The quality of the workmanship can vary from the simplest Engraved Coins
- [King William's College Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/king-williams-college-tokens/) - King William's College Tokens King William's College King Williams College is an independent school, situated near Castletown. The College was founded with financing from the Bishop Barrow Trust originally set up in 1668 to fund education in the Isle of Man, but was eventually used to found the college in 1833, which opened with only King William's College Tokens
- [Hop Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/hop-tokens/) - Hop Tokens Hop Tokens The series which is known in the numismatic fraternity today as hop tokens is associated almost exclusively with Kent and East Sussex and with the period c.1770 to the outbreak of the Second World War; however, several other areas are known to have grown hops and a useful reference to these Hop Tokens
- [Communion Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/communion-tokens/) - Communion Tokens Communion Tokens Communion tokens have been used since the mid 16th cent for controlling the administration of the eucharist in Protestant churches; chiefly in Scotland and wherever Scotsmen have gone, but also on the continent by the Huguenots. The communion service has traditionally been treated with greater reverence and more of a sense Communion Tokens
- [Ancient Order of Foresters Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/ancient-order-of-foresters-tokens/) - Ancient Order of Foresters Tokens Ancient Order of Foresters Court 106 ‘Isaac & Rebeckah’ Obv. BLACKROD COURT ISAAC & REBEKAH (around) NO 106|A.O.F. Rev. blank, c/m 2s/ NBT brass/milled edge 41mm Founded 1834, Blackrod District Met 1876~1901 Red Lion, Church St., Blackrod Court 520 ‘Goshen’ Obv. ANCIENT ORDER|OF|FORESTERS Rev. COURT GOSHEN|No 520|TODMORDEN N28355 oval Founded Ancient Order of Foresters Tokens
- [Unofficial 19th Century Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/unofficial-19th-century-tokens/) - Unofficial 19th Century Tokens Unofficial 19th Century Tokens The term "19th cent unofficials" usually relates to a series of several hundred tokens, almost but not quite all farthing sized, which were issued in the half century or so after the resumption of regular regal coinage in 1821.They did not enjoy the official toleration accorded to
- [17th Century Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/17th-century-tokens/) - 17th Century Tokens 17th Century Tokens Because of their small size these illustrations have been enlarged 25% to 50% depending on your computer screen. A TCS survey in 2004 revealed 17th cent tokens to be the most widely-loved of all British tokens; and rightly so, because of their personal nature and diverse range of subject 17th Century Tokens
- [Tokens](https://thetokensociety.org.uk/tokens/)
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