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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2155028, member: 4910&quot;]I have had this brass token since the 1960&#039;s when I found it in a coin dealer&#039;s &quot;junk box&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several years ago I looked it up and found out what it was and who made it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_token_greatbritain_gaming_tenby.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great Britain Gaming Token, imitation of George III Spade Guinea, Rex Tenby 1790</p><p>Obverse: George III facing right / GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA</p><p>Reverse: Spade Guinea design / JR.ET.JW.REX.F.D.TENBY.ST.C.M.S.P.ET.C / 1790</p><p>Brass, 25mm, 3.17gm</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription &quot;JR.ET. ...&quot; is:</p><p>&quot;Joseph Rollason and John Wood, Rex, Fidei Defensor, Tenby Street (Birmingham),</p><p>Chain Makers, Stampers, Piercers, Etc.&quot;</p><p>The inscription makes this an advertising token also.</p><p><br /></p><p>I now have a real gold Spade Guinea to go along with my brass token:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_greatbritain_guinea_1794.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great Britain Gold Guinea 1794 - &quot;Spade Guinea&quot;</p><p>Obverse:</p><p>George III facing left</p><p>GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA</p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Crowned arms of Great Britain, Ireland, France, and Hannover</p><p>M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E 1794</p><p>Gold, 25.0mm x 24.5mm, 8.37gm</p><p><br /></p><p>The shield with the arms has a resemblance to a shovel or spade, hence the name.</p><p>The inscription &quot;M.B.F ...&quot; is:</p><p>MAGNAE BRITANNIAE FRANCIAE ET HIBERNIAE REX FIDEI DEFENSOR</p><p>King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith</p><p>BRVNSWICENSIS ET LVNEBVRGENSIS DVX</p><p>Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg</p><p>SACRI ROMANI IMPERII ARCHI THESAVRARIVS ET PRINCEPS ELECTOR</p><p>Holy Roman Empire, Arch-Treasurer and Prince-Elector</p><p><br /></p><p>Guineas are interesting coins, some made it across the water and circulated in early America.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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