British and Irish Tradesmen and their Copper Tokens of 1787 - 1804
by Jon D. Lusk
Foreword by Peter Preston-Morley
Size 8 1/2' x 11"
400 pages
Hardbound
$109

It has been fifty years since a book dedicated to the subset of Dalton & Hamer tokens known as Tradesmen's Tokens has been published. (It was R. C. Bell's Commercial Coins.) The author of this new work reveals discoveries concerning the issuers, their lives, names, and occupations. Tokens are pictured in large size, and in color, along with photographs of the edges unwrapped into a straight line, using a technique perfected by the author. Variety identification photographs and availability ratings are included to assist the collector.

Using inclusion criteria developed by the author, he suggests four collections of these tokens each containing from 110 to 248 pieces. This book was written for collectors, or those interested in history. Better yet, it is meant for those who are both. It will be available from the author, Jon@Lusk.cc, at the beginning of August as well as at ANA 2014 in Chicago, and the Token Congress in Northampton in October.