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Jays-Dad Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 11/21/2008 5:55 pm Got this token(?) and I don't really know what it is. If it weren't for the fact that it is obviously British, I'd swear it was a Jeton. It says on one side "In Memory of the Good Old Days 1768". I'm not totally positive about all of that though. The Obverse says "Georgius III Dei Gratia" and has a pic of George III that resembles coins of the period. Anyone know this one. It is holed and obviously has seen a lot of use. Image: scan0005.jpg 21.54 KB Image: scan0006.jpg 22.93 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 11/21/2008 10:06 pm Yep, it's a British jeton or card counter, often sold with decks of cards or other games of chance. It's made in the style of a British gold spade guinea, but has obviously different legends. It could class as an "evasion" piece, but by the time these were made (early to mid 1800's - the "date" 1768 is false), the spade guinea was obsolete, replaced by the sovereign, so they wouldn't have fooled anybody. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Jays-Dad Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 11/22/2008 07:47 am Thanks for the info. Now the next question, why was 1768 the "Good old days"? Was it because the American colonies had not yet rebelled? Was it because it was before George III went crazy? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 11/22/2008 09:32 am I don't think it was anything specific to that time period. I think it was just the usual human tendency to see the past through rose-tinted glasses; that things were much better "back then". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 11/22/2008 12:44 pm Jays-Dad- Jettons which resemble Spade Guineas are actually quite common since many different types were produced in the early 19th century. I must admit that I have never seen one with this legend before. Very interesting piece. Report this Post to the Staff
kuhli Valued Member United States 230 Posts	Posted 11/22/2008 12:59 pm "the good old days" is in reference to the period of George III's reign, before his sanity escaped him. Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 11/22/2008 1:17 pm Yes, it would be kind of like the RNC putting out a token next year with Ronald Reagan on it saying the same thing about 1981. Report this Post to the Staff
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