Farthing - Surrey Kingston-upon-Thames / J. Feillder

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.