This page links to some of the many articles (and also presentations and slide shows) available online, including on this website, relating to Conder Tokens. Also see the Videos page for videos and podcasts. And let us know if you find more which should be added!
Introductions
Revised Introduction/History – Jeff Rock recently (March 2025) updated the late Bill McKivor’s introduction to Conder Tokens, adding more information, including the connection to North American tokens, and adding some excellent token photos. See the new introduction below.
See “An Introduction to Conder Tokens,” presented at the Greater Orange County Coin Club, Apr. 8, 2020, by Paul Dofton.
See “British Conder Tokens” (introductory talk), presented at the Bend Coin Club of Central Oregon, Feb. 19, 2019, by Eric Holcomb.
Specific Token Topics
A Tale of a Tea Merchant Token (1793 Manchester Promissory Halfpenny) by Denis Richard, Coin Photography Studio, October 29, 2024. Excellent color photos!
ANA Article – The Dec. 2022 edition of the ANA’s monthly magazine, The Numismatist, contains an article by Michael Byrne entitled, “The Medieval Gates of Coventry,” about certain Conder tokens. Not an ANA member? – Contact your local coin club (or the CTCC) for information about how to join at a reasonable rate. Membership gives you online access to all back issues for over a century!
TAMS Article – The Jan-Feb 2024 issue of the TAMS Journal, the publication of the Token and Medal Society, has a wonderful article on the tokens of our favorite rabble rouser, Thomas Spence. This extremely well-written article includes some wonderful illustrations, and it is our pleasure to share it. We thank author Charles Cartlett and TAMS Journal editor Greg Burns for their kind permission in allowing this article to be read by an even larger audience. Please note the TAMS membership information on the second page – with content like this, it is well worth joining! Also see video of Charles’ talk below.