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Named after James Conder (1761–1823), English numismatist who made a collection of the tokens.
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Conder token
Today it means: A form of privately-minted token coinage struck and used during the late 18th century and early 19th century in Britain, fuelled by a shortage of small-denomination coins for everyday transactions. Full definition →