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IET551 New Member Canada 9 Posts	Posted 04/26/2013 8:28 pm Having a hard time identifying this penny, it is copper and non-magnetic. Same size as pre-1920 Canadian nickel. Both sides are the same, no year, no face or head of state. Any ideas what it might be? leave on the left appear to be ivy leave on right oak. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16872 Posts	Posted 04/26/2013 10:20 pm It's British play money. Well, intended for sale in Britain, anyway. Prior to WWI, pieces like this were often made in Germany and exported. 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
IET551 New Member Canada 9 Posts	Posted 04/26/2013 11:21 pm What would the value be? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16872 Posts	Posted 04/26/2013 11:36 pm Difficult to say; since it's not a "real coin", it doesn't feature in the regular catalogues, and people selling them on ebay often don't know what they are either, so finding accurately described completed sales is a challenge. But just because it's "play money" doesn't make it worthless. If it is a pre-WWI item (as I suspect it is), then it's a 100 year old artefact in its own right. I have seen similar pieces sell for 5 to 10 dollars. 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
IET551 New Member Canada 9 Posts	Posted 04/26/2013 11:44 pm thank you for the info, just started collecting with my son and this was a free addition to our collection that had others scratching their heads.... Report this Post to the Staff
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