Warwickshire 210, Birmingham. Kempson's Churches and Chapels (Dalton & Hamer, page 282)Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Fairly common210. O: NAVIGATION OFFICE. R: P. KEMPSON. MAKER OF BUTTONS AND MEDALS &c. BIRMINGHAM. With period. (Reverse No. 3, see page 280). E: Plain (in collar). No. 210, common. | |
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Comments about this tokenBirmingham Canal Navigation was a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton etc. This building stood between Paradise Street and Old Wharf terminus (now Alpha Tower is standing on its place). It was demolished in 1913. See Captain Ahab's Watery Tales for a lots of old photos. | |
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