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Scottish communion tokens. Within a comparatively few years 

 he has obtained some eight hundred specimens, all belonging to 

 Established Churches. In some cases, of course, the same parish 

 is represented by a number of specimens, as in the case of 

 Dunscore, from which there are five. Among the oldest is a 

 Brechin token of date 1678. There are in the collection Port- 

 moak tokens belonging to the period when Erskine was minister 

 of the parish ; an Abernethy token of Alexander Pitcairn's 

 time-; and many others interesting from their association with 

 particular individuals. In most instances the token is simply a 

 piece of lead, with the name or initial of the parish, and some- 

 times the initials of the minister, rudely stamped upon it. The 

 most primitive of all, from Campbeltown, is a small piece of tin 

 with no other marking tlian a cross made of two simple lines 

 indented with a chisel. For purposes of distinction apparently a 

 liberty has sometimes been taken with the name of the parish, 

 as in the case of Sanquhar, which on one is designated " S Q." 

 A good number, however, bear more elaborate devices. There 

 is, for example, the north-country parish of Grange, which has 

 the legend " Prov. iv., 23 " worked round a heart. The words 

 of the text indicated are, " Keep thy heart with all diligence." 

 On another, from Cumbernauld, is the familiar device of the 

 burning bush, with the unfamiliar rendering of the accompanying 

 motto — "Unec nee feret." 



Later in the day a hurried visit was paid to Mr Scott's manse, 

 where there is quite a remarkable collection both of coins and 

 communion tokens. Of British coins Mr Scott has an all but 

 complete series from the year 1 603 up till the present date, all 

 most carefully arranged in chronological order. There are 

 perfect sets of the jubilee issue and of the 1896 issue, embracing 

 the gold, silver, and copper pieces. Mr Scott has also very 

 interesting cases of Papal and Oriental coins. His safe is indeed 

 a storehouse of treasures for the student of numismatics. Of 

 church tokens he has a thousand specimens, the oldest being of 

 date 1661, and belonging to the parish of Scoone. The lettering 

 is: "D.I.M. Skone token, 1661." Many of the others are 

 doubly interesting on account of their rarity. 



In passing through Sanquhar Mr Wilson pointed out the iron 

 bar and ring at the Town Hall to which the "jougs" were 

 attached at the time when evil-doers were exposed to public 

 scorn wearing the iron necklet. Nearly opposite the Town Hall 



