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44806 approaches New Bridge signalbox as ‘bobby’ John Price, prepares to exchange tokens with the crew
Conder Token, satirical and ironic since the four men mentioned on its reverse side were prisoners at Newgate in the previous year. That they would redeem the tokens was imaginary. Yet the issue circulated widely, its intrinsic value undeniable and hard to turn down, being pure copper. All of the copper coinage of the day consisted of privately issued Conder Tokens, from 1787-1797 or so.
The chap with the flag looks the part from the waist up - but those trousers! Also, where exactly has he lodged the base of that flagpole?
I know, anti love party, but Summer and Tiago got a pass
... and those rumors that we burned partnered people, highly exaggggggerated
These tokens are 1.5 inches across and crack me up. The fronts read as follows:
"Long Branch Saloon/ Dodge City, Kansas/ Food/ Whiskey/ Girls"
and
"All night check $3"
Sebastian, guitarist and vocalist for the band The River Kai. The newly formed band opened for The Modes at the Slipstream Sportsbar in Grahamstown, South Africa, on March 19, 2011. Picture: MICHELLE SOLOMON