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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 282411, member: 6370&quot;]I think it is a Jetton (token), it is an imitation not a counterfeit minted to deceive...here are a few more just like it or very similar that were minted as &#039;toy&#039; coins for give aways....:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/garys_hoard/jet/jetton05.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/garys_hoard/jet/jetton06.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/images/C2607.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is an example of one of the many imitations struck in brass mostly during the 19th century in Birmingham for use as counters in games and for advertisement. The perforation suggests that it subsequently had an ornamental purpose: many were used to decorate the chains of pocket watches. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/numismatics/index.asp?page=itemFromLink&amp;filename=num.mdf&amp;itemId=WINCM:C2607" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/numismatics/index.asp?page=itemFromLink&amp;filename=num.mdf&amp;itemId=WINCM:C2607" rel="nofollow">http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/numismatics/index.asp?page=itemFromLink&amp;filename=num.mdf&amp;itemId=WINCM:C2607</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/numismatics/index.asp?page=itemFromLink&amp;filename=num.mdf&amp;itemId=WINCM:C2611" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/numismatics/index.asp?page=itemFromLink&amp;filename=num.mdf&amp;itemId=WINCM:C2611" rel="nofollow">http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/numismatics/index.asp?page=itemFromLink&amp;filename=num.mdf&amp;itemId=WINCM:C2611</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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