18th CENTURY BRITISH TOKENS

JAMES II
(1685-1688) WILLIAM III
(1688-1702) ANN
(1702-1714) GEORGE I
(1714-1727) GEORGE II
(1727-1760) GEORGE III
(1760---)

1685 1688 1702 1714 1727 1754 1760 1770

Regal copper coinage continues to be minted but is still very scarce. No copper minted between 1754 and 1770, Lightweight forgeries circulate in large numbers.

GEORGE III (1760---)

1770 1775 1787 1797
Regal copper minted again, but only for five years. After 1775, forgeries are made in even larger numbers. The exasperated tradespeople once again show their independance and common sense by issuing small change of their own. THE 18th CENTURY TOKEN
(1787-1797)
(Click on the thumbnails to see a bigger version and more examples)
Some were struck for Towns
Some showed Trades or the Tradesmen

Some were Political
Some Historical
Even Travel Tokens
and Lottery Tokens
Also Local Attractions
And finally, some were made just for collectors

The year of the "Cartwheel" Penny and Halfpenny ends the era of the 18th Century Token.

Go to 19th Century Tokens

1774
Mathew Boulton invents the steam engine coin press

JAMES II (1685-1688)	WILLIAM III (1688-1702)	ANN (1702-1714)	GEORGE I (1714-1727)	GEORGE II (1727-1760)			GEORGE III (1760---)
1685	1688	1702	1714	1727	1754		1760	1770
Regal copper coinage continues to be minted but is still very scarce.						No copper minted between 1754 and 1770, Lightweight forgeries circulate in large numbers.

GEORGE III (1760---)
1770			1775		1787		1797
	Regal copper minted again, but only for five years.			After 1775, forgeries are made in even larger numbers. The exasperated tradespeople once again show their independance and common sense by issuing small change of their own.		THE 18th CENTURY TOKEN (1787-1797) (Click on the thumbnails to see a bigger version and more examples) Some were struck for Towns Some showed Trades or the Tradesmen Some were Political Some Historical Even Travel Tokens and Lottery Tokens Also Local Attractions And finally, some were made just for collectors	The year of the "Cartwheel" Penny and Halfpenny ends the era of the 18th Century Token. Go to 19th Century Tokens
		1774 Mathew Boulton invents the steam engine coin press