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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 2087347, member: 1101&quot;]That is a good mystery. The coin is from 1862, and in 1861 Queen Victoria&#039;s husband Prince Albert died. I am not able to make &quot;Albert&quot; fit into what is shown in the picture, but perhaps if it is him there are various letters or abbrevaitions referring to his titles (like the inscriptions - in Latin I think - on British coins).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is probably not him, but the heavy wear implies that the counterstamp was done at or close to issuance of the coin.&nbsp; Also, that pointy chin could be remnants of a beard.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What else could it be? A foreign advertisement meant to circulate outside of England? A die from a button maker? A political token? A posthumous memorial of some kind to someone?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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