Trader's Currency Token of the Colony of Connecticut
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A trader's currency token was issued by Samuel Higley of Simsbury, Connecticut in 1737. Higley owned the mine which produced the copper, which was located near Granby, Connecticut. He smelted the copper ore, designed and engraved the dies, and struck the tokens himself. They wore out extremely easily, due to the purity of the copper. These tokens are of historic interest to collectors of British Empire and Commonwealth coins, and are also if interest to collectors of US coins. They are extremely rare.
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[edit] Obverse details
The inscription 'VALUE ME AS YOU PLEASE' appears on the obverse.
[edit] Reverse details
Three hammers and the inscription 'I AM GOOD COPPER' appears on the reverse.
[edit] References
The Guidebook & Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1649.1971 3rd Edition by Jerome Remick, Somer James, Anthony Dowle, and Patrick Finn.
