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| Samuel Fereday's Bilston (Staffordshire) penny token dated 1812.Description:Obverse: Legend on four lines in centre and around periphery: “A ONE POUND NOTE FOR 240 TOKENS • ONE PENNY PAYABLE BY”. Reverse: Legend on four lines: “SAMUEL FEREDAY BILSTON 1812”. Diagonally milled edge (/////). Listed in Paul & Bente Withers' “British Copper Tokens 1811-1820” as “R - RARE”. Samuel Fereday was the largest industrialist in the area.
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