William Brewster 1667

[Guest Meredith Peters]

Hi! Can anyone tell me a little something about a token I have? It has WILLIAM BREWSTER on one side and BRANDON 1667 on the other. Thanks,Meredith

[Chris Perkins 228]

No idea Meredith, i often get asked about tokens but don;t have any books on them yet. I know it's quite a wide subject.

I wonder if Sylvester the history student can help on 'Willian Brewster'

Sylvester, are you out there?

Chris

www.predecimal.com

[Sylvester 15]

No idea Meredith, i often get asked about tokens but don;t have any books on them yet. I know it's quite a wide subject.

I wonder if Sylvester the history student can help on 'Willian Brewster'

Sylvester, are you out there?

Chris

www.predecimal.com

Who's William Brewster?

Having just done a google search, William Brewster appears to have had something to do with the Mayflower if it's the same guy

as on your coin, and all i can figure out is that 1) He must have been famous, 2) He was born in Nottinghamshire, 3) He's dead...

And that's about it...

Ah on second thoughts having just checked the search results again...would you believe it there's another William Brewster...(yes he's also dead) follow this link. (i've only glanced at it but it contains the words Brandon, and William Brewster)... I'm still none the wiser i'm afraid...

http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/miscellaneous.html

Sylvester.

[Guest mish]

I've also tried a Google search. Apparently, William Brewster, a malster of Brandon in Suffolk, issued token farthings during the 1660s (there was a shortage of small change following the English Civil War). I've managed to fing two examples on an old (July 2002) seller's list to give an idea of value. One in GVF condition is going for £55 while another in GVF+ is going for £75.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Another Sterling example of the forum being greater than the sum of its parts!

Chris