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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;alurid, post: 7942335, member: 81991&quot;]This is a model penny from about 1840...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374923[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1374924[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The token you posted could be confused with the center of a model penny...</p><p>by some who wasn&#039;t &#039;in the know&#039; so to speak.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lauer Toy Coins (Nurnberg, Germany) 1830 to 1910,these coins are essentially play money for the British market.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription LAUER refers to the Lauer family who were famous for making tokens and medals. (Lauer, L. Chr.) based at Nuremberg in Bavaria, made many issues of toy coins for the English market and around the world. Their coins were sold through numerous agencies and companies within England. Lauer died in 1873 but the company continued to trade in his name. It was run by his widow and then their three sons, but after this it passed out of the control of the family. The company survived World War I but was destroyed before 1945.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1374935[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lauer made a lot of high end medals for the European Elite. Some of which are now in museums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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