Want List for Lanka Coin Collection as of 2001-Aug-23
 
 Ceylon Coffee Mills Tokens (Mid 19th Century British Colonial Era)
 
Looking for light toned VF tokens (U.S. grade) suitable
for scanning for a website. 

Pridmore catalogs 120 of which most are of local fabrication.
Only about a dozen have mint dates. Mitchiner lists a subset of 15 pieces
struck in well equipped mints in England or India of which 3 have
issue year inscribed on the coin. Listed below are those included in Mitchiner
and any associated with them (flagged with +), and represent the more
common tokens from Ceylon.

Catalog # from Mitchiner pages 273-275

M2233   Cu Union Mills    1      6     pence 10.5gm  ND (c. 1873)  : ND    XF
M2235   Cu Sebastian  Elephant C 9     pence 12.5gm  ND (c. 1866)  : ND    VF
M2235+  Cu Sebastian  Elephant B 4 1/2 pence  7.0gm  ND (c. 1866)  : ND    XF
M2236   Cu Sebastian  Elephant A 2 1/4 pence  3.5gm  ND (c. 1866)  : ND    VF
M2237   Cu Darley, Butler "SUN"  ?     pence 19.9gm  1860 36 mm    : 1860  XF
M2237+  Cu Darley, Butler "SUN"  ?     pence 10.9gm  1860 29 mm    :
M2238   Cu GRP&Co 4D1/2   (noid) 4 1/2 pence  4. gm  ND ( < 1870)  :
M2239   Cu JPJ 19 CENTS          19    Cents  4.3gm  ND (c. 1876)  : ND    XF
M2240   Cu KDCo(Mon) SailingShip 4 1/2 pence  7. gm  ND            : ND    XF
M2240a  Cu KDCo(Mon) Totoise     4 1/2 pence  7. gm  ND            : ND    VF
M2240+  Cu KDCo(Mon) Elephant    4 1/2 pence  7. gm  ND            : ND    VF
M2241   Cu Colpetty Mills TeaPla 4 1/2 pence  7.6gm  1867          : 1867  VF
M2241+  Cu Demattagode Mills     4 1/2 pence  7.6gm  1876          : 1876  VF
M2242   Cu MDD&Co 4D 1/2  (noid) 4 1/2 pence  4. gm  ND ( < 1870)  : ND    XF
M2243   Cu Pilo Fernando QVic    4 1/2 pence  4.3gm  ND ( < 1870)  : ND    VF (weld)
M2243+  Cu Pilo Fernando QVic    2 1/4 pence  4.1gm  ND ( < 1870)  : ND    XF
M2244   Cu JM Robertson Vauxhall 4 1/2 pence 10.3gm  ND ( 1868)    : ND    VF+
M2244+  Cu JM Robertson Oil Yard 4 1/2 pence 10.3gm  ND (1868) OY  : ND    VF+
M2245   Cu A B Scott and Co      4 1/2 pence  8. gm  1859          : 1859  VF
M2246   Cu George Steuart 1843   19 Cents     7.9gm  ND (1881)     : ND    XF
M2247   Cu M(mon) GW&Co          4 1/2 pence  7.9gm  ND (1866)     :  
M2247+  Cu C(mon) GW&Co          4 1/2 pence  7.9gm  ND (1866)     : ND    XF  

        Cu George Steuart & Co   4 1/2 pence  2.3gm  1828 C/M 1/2f : ND    VF
        AL Alistons, Scott, & Co 4 1/2 pence  4.5gm  ND (1853)     : ND    XF
        Vu Hultsdorf Mills       25 Cents     3.2gm  ND (1872)     : ND    XF
        Cu Slave Island Mills    18 3/4 Cents 8.0gm  1876          : 1876  VF
        Cu Ambawatte Mills       18 3/4 Cents 8.0gm  1877          : 1877  VF