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Bath Tokens of the roth Century and their Issuers. 
By S. SYDENHAM. 
(Read March 2nd, 1904.) 
The present paper is a continuation of that read before the 
Club in February, 1903. I then dealt with the Local Tokens 
issued in the 18th Century, the period covered closing at the 
date 1797, with the virtual extinction of such private issues, 
by the Copper coinage in that year issued under Royal Warrant 
from the famous Soho works of Messrs. Boulton and Watt, 
Birmingham. 
Dealing now with the Token Coinage issued by Bath Trades- 
men during the 19th Century period, I have to point out that 
only a small number of Local Traders then issued Tokens, and 
that their issues were in marked contrast to those of the 18th 
Century period, when the Bath Tokens were of small value, being 
solely of Copper or Brass, issued by Tradesmen acting indepen- 
dently ; but the 19th Century Bath Tokens were of higher value, 
the bulk of those issued being of Silver, and put into circulation 
by Tradesmen acting in partnership. The edge readings, so 
common on the Tokens of the preceding period disappear, the 
edges of the later pieces being milled or plain, and the Tokens 
bear the promise that in redemption a One Pound Note will 
be given for a specified number, this being done to comply with 
an Act passed in 1809, requiring that Tokens, when presented 
to their original issuers, should be met with Bank of England 
Notes. 
As to the Silver Tokens, their circulation was limited from 
early in 1811 to the 19th of December, 1814, after which date, 
under the Act prohibiting their circulation, they could only be 
tendered to and redeemed by the original issuers. The Copper 
Tokens had a longer life, and apparently issued before the 
Silver Tokens they remained in circulation until 1818. 
The conditions existing during the closing years of the 18th 
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