{"id":368,"date":"2021-10-07T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:43:17","slug":"lead-token-with-cross-and-pellets-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/lead-token-with-cross-and-pellets-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead token with cross and pellets design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lead token with the common &#8216;cross and pellets&#8217; design, 16th-18th century. 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