One shilling and sixpence token (obverse), forgery by William Booth

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Date:1811

Description:This one shilling and sixpence token is a forgery manufactured by William Booth. He moved to Perry Barr in the early eighteenth century and produced forgeries such as these. Evetually the authorities caught up with him and he was hanged.

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Perry Barr Coins and Minting Booth, William 1801 - 1836 (Late Georgian period & the Industrial Revolution)

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Donor ref:Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 1956 N523.7 (16/4983)

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