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Message:: [QUOTE="PaddyB, post: 2842274, member: 40017"]I don't want to be a kill joy but these are pretty common here in the UK. I have had probably a dozen or more through my hands in the last few years and I have found few collectors for them. They usually sell for 50p or £1. They come under the general heading of satirical tokens and were made for numerous political causes in the early 19th century. The most famous is the "Cumberland Jack", which focussed on the move of the Duke of Cumberland (a member of the Royal family) to become Elector of Hanover in Germany. This was unpopular in the UK. Another lampoons Robert Peel (Prime Minister) for his tax policies. I think they are very interesting and would make a good-value collecting area as there are endless variations on each design. You can get them on Ebay - usually in bulk lots listed among Gaming tokens. This is one of the Peel tokens:[ATTACH=full]672763[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]