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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NOS, post: 7466228, member: 2098&quot;]What you have was undoubtedly started off as a contemporary counterfeit of a gold guinea that was originally plated in gold. Someone likely became suspicious of the coin and saw fit to scallop part of the edge to find out; when it was confirmed it was indeed a fake they went ahead and scalloped the rest of the coin either just for the heck of it or to make it clear that it was in fact a counterfeit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps it was used as a gaming token afterward for a while. We&#039;ll likely never know but at some point it appears to have been buried for a good while and then dug up. My guess is it was made in the 1790&#039;s or early 1800&#039;s. Value I would say is not much given its condition but it is historic and an interesting piece for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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