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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2879141, member: 40017&quot;]The first of these, as it states, is a &quot;model&quot; coin - ie someone trying out designs for putative new coins, however they were often made in much larger quantities and sold as toy money for children to play with.</p><p>The second and third are both satirical tokens used as gambling tokens. The third is known as a &quot;Cumberland Jack&quot; and records the Duke of Cumberland taking the title of Elector of Hannover and moving there, which was very unpopular at the time. (His descendents ended up on the opposite side during WWI as a result.)</p><p>The second probably dates from the same period - I assume the Eagle motif is German.</p><p><br /></p><p>This sort of exonumia seems to be very common here in the UK and turns up in&nbsp; most job lots of coins. There are endless variations of dates and styles and there are collectors, though not many, and the prices consequently remain very low. Hence a regular UK dealer would be happy to give a few away as gifts![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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