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Radio Wiltshire,3 mins

The 'unofficial currency' circulating for centuries in Wiltshire

Ben Prater

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Reporter Sophie Parker goes to RWB Auctions to hear about a big collection of coins from Wiltshire that are actually known as tokens. For centuries, they were made by local businesses just for the local area when normal currency was in short supply.

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