Victorian Token With Mystery Markings On The Reverse

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jdsstrat Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 10:18 pm The last time I posted a mystery token, I learned (from Sap) that my token was a relic of an 18th century hop farmer who used them to pay his employees. This would be 19th century, of course, early, I think, before the government began to crack down on their production. There are lots of examples on Numista, but none like this... Thoughts? Edited by jdsstrat 04/10/2025 10:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 10:38 pm The design is intended to imitate the obverse of a sovereign, much like the "Cumberland jacks" and similar, which were used as playing-card tokens. Here I suspect the token dates from after 1883 when the British banned card tokens that resemble gold coins, leaving the token maker no option but to put just a blank reverse - which the subsequent token-owner has presumably stamped with their name, initials or some other mark of ownership. Playing-card tokens made to resemble South African gold ponds also date from around this same time period - they're not "imitating a British gold coin", so thus were technically legal. 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
jdsstrat Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 10:46 pm Thanks again, Sap! FYI: this token is more farthing-sized, with a diameter of 21mm and weighing in at about 3.17g. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187507 Posts	Posted 04/11/2025 09:10 am I like this circulation cameo on it. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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