Farthing token, Dublin, Cork and Limerick
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Farthing token, Dublin, Cork and Limerick
Description
19th-century Irish merchant / trade farthing token (emergency unofficial coinage under King William IV).
​Issuer: Todd, Burns & Co. / W. Todd & Co. (prominent drapery and department stores in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick).
​Date: 1834.
​Reference: Withers #6310 / Drury #94.
​Inscriptions:
​Side A: TODD, BURNS & Co. DRAPERS, MARY ST. DUBLIN • 1834 • around ONE FARTHING.
​Side B: W. TODD & Co. DRAPERS, CORK & LIMERICK around PAYABLE IN DUBLIN, CORK, OR LIMERICK.
​Material & Size: Copper / Bronze, approx. 21–22 mm in diameter.
​Market Factors
​Context: Issued during periods of severe shortage of official British regal small change in Ireland, allowing major drapers to provide customers with change redeemable across their city branches.
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Asking Price: €30 
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