19th CENTURY TOKENS, Middlesex. The Cabbage Society. CU Twopenny Token (38mm, 26.50 g, 12h). Dated 1814. Choice EF.

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19th CENTURY TOKENS, Middlesex. The Cabbage Society. CU Twopenny Token (38mm, 26.50 g, 12h). Dated 1814. CABBAGE SOCIETY (star), head of cauliflower / Large 1814 within laurel and palm wreath. Edge: plain. Brown surfaces with traces of red in devices. Choice EF.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.

Little is known about this early society or club, but it is presumed to have a Jewish connection. There are three slightly earlier tokens, a penny dated 1796 and a halfpenny and farthing dated 1780 which also bear this curious device and name. However, on these earlier three is the word 'PURIM' which possibly inicates that the Cabbage Society was a Jewish organisation.

Curiously, however, the device illustrated on our medal is a cauliflower. It is possible that it may have a connection with a society of tradesmen who met in a room on Paternoster Row, where a cabbage was painted on the ceiling.

Closing Date and Time: 15 November 2023 at 15:35:20 ET.

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