So I ended up at an interesting exonumia and medals table here at the latest show and I saw this for sale. It's an 1888 Great Britain Penny with Queen Victoria engraved in a fancy bonnet. I don't typically gamble on something I don't know about, but for an interesting hobo carving which seems to be of the period, I just couldn't pass it up. It does have the initials S.A. engraved on the collar, not sure if it's the artist or maybe a satirical reference to South Africa. Anyone know or may provide me some info on what I have here? Thanks
The "S.A" is the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army women workers wore caps and collars like the one drawn on the coin. The coin date 1888 may have significance, it was the year of "Jack the Ripper".
Sally Bash for sure http://www.abccoinsandtokens.com/ET.0012.html http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GREAT-BRI...UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item460e9a4bdf
I would definitely buy it! It's a cool piece of art if nothing else, and I'm pretty sure it's worth a lot more than they were asking.
That's what I was thinking Revi, it's a nice old piece crafted by an artist of the period. And based off the fabulous links to some others that Mr. Dempsey posted, they all have a different touch to them. Thanks for the help guys, great stuff!
