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mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9173 Posts	Posted 03/17/2012 1:55 pm I have been searching several sites and can't find out what this is , any help please. Report this Post to the Staff

biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 03/17/2012 2:40 pm http://www.ebay.com/itm/150740393227 Welch pattern? coin for half sovereign. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 03/17/2012 2:43 pm Oddly enuf, the seller lists his as 1854, but I see no date on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 03/17/2012 2:43 pm It's a brass 1854 model half-sovereign, used as playing money or gambling chips for games. It's worth only a few dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 03/17/2012 2:45 pm Apparently, dated ones are scarcer. Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9173 Posts	Posted 03/17/2012 3:55 pm Interesting, so it's not a coin that is used to make purchases, it more of a token? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 03/18/2012 07:10 am It's more of a "play money" thing. Card game counters like this were sold by the bagful with packs of playing cards, back when playing card games for real money was illegal in Britain. Do a forum search for "card game counter" and you'll find plenty of different designs, from faux guineas to imitation ZAR Kruger ponds. 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
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9173 Posts	Posted 03/18/2012 09:16 am Thanks Sap, I did that search and found it an interesting read, also found out a couple more that I have fall into the same catagory, so now I have to make a new section for card game coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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