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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4408966, member: 102103&quot;]Day 37:&nbsp; One Penny Model Token, 1844</p><p>I believe these were privately issued tokens meant to be a prototype for a smaller, bimetallic UK penny.&nbsp; At the time (1841-1860) , the UK used the <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4721.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4721.html" rel="nofollow">larger Victoria</a> coppers, at 24 to the pound weight (not value).&nbsp; <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces137951.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces137951.html" rel="nofollow">These below</a> are about 4 grams.&nbsp; Even though they were unofficial and not from the mint, they were popular enough to circulate as tokens.&nbsp; This one has a bit of wear of the lines of the &quot;1&quot; on the reverse, suggesting it did get around for a while.&nbsp; The official replacement for the large Victoria pennies was the smaller, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3377.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3377.html" rel="nofollow">2nd portrait</a> design, which was half the size of the earlier series at 48 to the pound weight.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1107223[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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