{"product_id":"token-32-southern-africa-good-for-in-trade-3-pence-trade-token-c-late-19th-early-20th-century","title":"Token 32 – Southern Africa – “GOOD FOR IN TRADE – 3 PENCE” Trade Token, c. late 19th–early 20th century","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToken 32 – Southern Africa – “GOOD FOR IN TRADE – 3 PENCE” Trade Token, c. late 19th–early 20th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 Pence private trade token\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bearing the inscription \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“GOOD FOR IN TRADE – 3 PENCE”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a single dot on each side and the same basic design appearing on both faces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece belongs to the wider \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish and Southern African merchant-token tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in which privately issued tokens were used in commercial transactions for goods or services rather than functioning as official coinage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 Pence denomination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is particularly interesting to collectors of Southern African exonumia. British currency denominations were widely used throughout Southern Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and privately issued tokens frequently adopted these familiar denominations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn essentially matching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“GOOD FOR IN TRADE – 3 PENCE”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e type has been documented in connection with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwakopmund\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a recorded example described as approximately 21 mm, 4 g and made of brass. This provides an interesting and plausible \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwakopmund \/ German South West Africa connection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, although the anonymous nature of the token means that the attribution cannot be regarded as certain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe token's silver-coloured appearance should not automatically be taken as evidence of silver. A documented matching example is described as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the surface appearance of this piece is consistent with a copper-alloy token.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough this example shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore wear and surface deterioration than Token 31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the inscription and denomination remain clearly recognisable. It is therefore still an interesting original survivor of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouthern African private trade-token tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouthern African exonumia, Swakopmund history, German South West Africa and British colonial trade tokens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this piece offers an affordable way to add an unusual anonymous 3 Pence trade token to a collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting historical trade token with a possible Swakopmund connection, representing the everyday commercial use of British-denominated private tokens in Southern Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haller Treasure Chest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57296511795578,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/9125\/0466\/files\/Token32frontGoodforTrade3pencevbrown.jpg?v=1790149139","url":"https:\/\/hallertreasurechest.com\/de\/products\/token-32-southern-africa-good-for-in-trade-3-pence-trade-token-c-late-19th-early-20th-century","provider":"Haller Treasure Chest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}