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Farthing - Surrey Kingston-upon-Thames / J. Feillder
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1648-1672 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Reverse description | Within a plain inner circle, the issuer's conjoined initials 'F I A' are prominently displayed in the central field, representing John and his spouse or partner. A circular Latin legend surrounds the inner circle, naming the town of Kingston upon Thames. The flan is irregularly shaped and the strike is weak in places, characteristic of privately produced hammered copper trade tokens of the Commonwealth period. The reverse typology follows the standard format for English seventeenth-century farthing tokens. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Kingston-upon-Thames was among the more active issuers of copper tradesman's tokens during the period when Parliament's failure to provide small change forced merchants across England to produce their own. The Feillder token — catalogued by Williamson — represents private monetary improvisation at its most local: a single tradesman filling a gap the state wouldn't.
Die varieties within the B-W 141 series are documented but minor. Worth examining the edge and strike quality carefully, as Kingston pieces from this period were produced by small local contractors with inconsistent dies.