tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566370076627007470.post5782640157715291033..comments2023-11-02T03:21:59.181-07:00Comments on Collect Communion Tokens: What makes for "Desirability" in CTs?Scudzy Coin Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07874274402556818647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566370076627007470.post-18588220634632630602015-01-15T14:07:38.250-08:002015-01-15T14:07:38.250-08:00Thank you for your very informative comment. Accor...Thank you for your very informative comment. According to 'The Sessional Papers printed by order of The House of Lords' Vol. 51, p. 132, published in 1837, (accessible on the internet), The Young Street Chapel had at that time 102 communicants, perhaps giving some indication of the size of the original mintage of tokens. <br />I look forward to your comments on the St Kilda and Glenapp tokens. <br /> Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575917114540817278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566370076627007470.post-49305217933665123042015-01-15T10:36:52.139-08:002015-01-15T10:36:52.139-08:00Young Street Chapel / St Luke's
The token cert...Young Street Chapel / St Luke's<br />The token certainly seems to fit the illustration and given the similarity in style of reverse layout - text in band,date in corners, placing of table number your attribution seems very probable. The difference in orientation is easily explained by the physical characteristics of the buildings - one long, one tall.<br />Although the minister and elders went out at the Disruption they remained in the Young Street premises until 1849 when they were ejected and the building was again used for worship by the Established Church as St Luke's Young Street. This congregration continued there until the early 20th C . By then the area had suffered depopulation and the minister was transferred to a newly built church at Comely Bank, Young Street being reincorporated into St George's.<br />Following their expulsion the Free Church congregation built Free St Luke's in Queen Street. the building being accurately represented on the 1851 token.<br /> It may be that they had taken the 1837 bag with them and these were melted to produce the new token - the CoS having lost the tokens may have produced the undated issue post 1849. This of course is pure speculation.<br />My typing finger is tiring but I shall post some comments on St Kilda and Glenapp - I have a copy of the minister's notes - at a later date.<br /> sunnyleithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704684388206033119noreply@blogger.com