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| Denomination | pence |
| Alloy | AE |
| Diameter | mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | gms |
| Shape | round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
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| Obverse : | obverse or reverse of coin which is countermarked TC (incuse). sometimes the Counter Marked coin face has been erased. |
| Reverse : | obverse or reverse of coin which was not countermarked. |
See also a speculation posted in an auction repeated by PCGS says that these pieces could have been the work of Tatham & Co from Sudduwelle Mills, a firm that issued its own token coinage listed in Pridmore as reference #102. The company fell under Christopher Tatham as sole proprietor in 1861, which would fit the date range estimated by Pridmore for such pieces. The TC could stand for "Tatham & Co" or "Tatham Colombo".
Reference
* The Coins of British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the
reign of George VI 1952
Part 2 - Asian Territories by F. Pridmore Spink & Son Ltd., 1965.
The Numismatic Circular v. 67, no. 11 (Nov 1959), p. 203
The Numismatic Circular v. 68, no. 6 (June 1960), p. 131-132
The token was scanned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 200 dpi.
I thank Bob Lyall of UK, for the scans of this token from his collection.