Small GB Sovereign Like Coins, Model Sovereigns? Gold?

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Cointosser77 Valued Member United Kingdom 195 Posts	Posted 03/01/2013 05:16 am over 100 posts I have these small coins looking like sovereigns but they are much smaller. Are they Model Sovereigns? Would they be gold? Or are they toy money?(they are yellow metal and not plastic) So basically who made these and when, what are they made of, what are they for, what are they worth? Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/01/2013 06:57 am They look like some sort of medalette to me. You may infer from that remark that it is obviously a guess. What is their weight and diameter? Report this Post to the Staff
Cointosser77 Valued Member United Kingdom 195 Posts	Posted 03/01/2013 07:06 am They weigh from 0.57 to 0.60 grams each and each one has a diameter of ~13 mm, each one has a reeded edged, and is slightly less than 1 mm thick, but that's by eye using a meter, I don't have the tools to do exact measurements:) Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/01/2013 10:22 am Here's a good link to the "Toy" coins http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opa...eet_=imagecs You should find all of the above here Edited by rooneydog 03/01/2013 10:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinaholic73 Valued Member United Kingdom 298 Posts	Posted 03/01/2013 10:44 am They were Toy money made by the Lauer company in Nuremberg pre-ww1. It seems there was a big market for them to tap into in the UK which rather abruptly ended in 1914 for some reason! They are usually a brass alloy. Yours look in decent condition, they would fetch £8-10 for the lot on ebay. Edited by Coinaholic73 03/01/2013 10:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
Cointosser77 Valued Member United Kingdom 195 Posts	Posted 03/01/2013 11:19 am Oh well that's disappointing then as I paid £24 for them at an antiques and collectables auction about 2 years ago! Well you win some you lose some.... Report this Post to the Staff
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