000-100-103-371-C
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Trade token (obverse), Halfpenny, of E Campbell, Edinburgh
This is the obverse of a copper halfpenny trade token of E Campbell, a tobacconist in Edinburgh. Dated 1796, the token was manufactured by James of London.
The obverse depicts a the head of a Turk. He is wearing a turban and smoking a pipe. The surrounding text reads 'PAYABLE AT CAMPBELL'S SNUFF SHOP'.
Tobacco taking was popular in Scotland from the mid-17th century. Scots became addicted to it in all its forms, whether by smoking, chewing or snuffing. Much of the tobacco was grown in Turkey.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-103-371-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland A.1932.331 |
| Date: |
1796
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| Material: |
Copper; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: PAYABLE AT CAMPBELLS SNUFF SHOP; bust of a Turk to left, smoking a pipe; below, JAMES, in small letters, and an ornament. Rev.: ornament SAINT ANDREWS STREET EDINBURGH .; a snuff jar, labelled 37, between two
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| Dimensions: |
Diameter 30.50 x 30.00 mm; weight 10.01 g; die axis 5.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Lothian 14
Trade token
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| Subject: |
Trade Tokens
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| Who: |
E. Campbell (Issuer)
James (Manufacturer)
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| Where: |
England, London
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Copper halfpenny trade token of E. Campbell, Edinburgh, Lothian, 1796
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| References: |
- Dalton, R & Hamer, S.H. 'The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century, Illustrated, Part XII: Scotland'. 1916 p. (v)
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