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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hi, I found this coin in c.1980 on the floor of the church where I was head choirboy (after a wedding). Nobody knew anything about it and nobody claimed it. I'm suspecting that it isn't a coin as such, but some kind of worthless token. It is made of metal. I came across it the other day when I was sorting through some boxes from the attic and just wonder if anyone knows what it is. Many thanks   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Worthless? Hardly. At the very least you a memory and story of when it came into your possession. I have no idea about your RMO (round metallic object), but I am certain that you will receive some sort of feedback on it. Edited by oih82w8
01/28/2015 1:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Looks like a wedding token. The bridal couple could place their initials in the blank center to have a commemorative medal of their wedding.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Interesting coin, medal or token. Where was this found? How about a weight or size. These answers could narrow it down.
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Hi, sorry - my use of the word 'worthless' was meant that I wasn't expecting there to be any monetary value to it. It certainly has worth to me - as it brings back good memories of my childhood. I use to really love singing for weddings - and we even got paid 'pocket money' for doing it :)
I found it in c. 1980 at a small church in Stratton St Margaret in England.
It has a diameter of 23mm, is c. 1mm thick and is quite light, but not very light (not sure I have any accurate scales around that would measure the weight).
I was really pleased to find it the other day. I've always thought of it as a lucky coin (not sure why, but I have). I'm looking forward to putting it in my bowling bag so that I can feel luckier when competing) :)
Many thanks for your responses. I'm just interested to see what it is. The point about it being a wedding token is a good one, but the patina on the coin hasn't really changed since I found it - what I mean from this is, that it did not appear to shiny new when I found it that day. It doesn't seem to be something that would be that kind of special commemorative thing, but I may be wrong.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm looking forward to putting it in my bowling bag so that I can feel luckier when competing) :)
 That is funny but , lets see if there is more information from the CCF members. |
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United Kingdom
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That's going to be a fruit machine token, probably from the Freke Arms or the Carpenters. I frequented many of the pubs in the area and although I can't be certain, the size seems right.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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alganbagerap - looking at it I reckon you are probably right - thanks for that. So, I've decided that it's going to be my lucky bowls token instead.
I don't remember the Freke Arms. A few of the pubs that I grew up with closed down and were turned into houses - the jacobs ladder, the wheatsheaf, new inn etc. Not that I live in that area any more - I'm quite near to Cambridge now, which is also a lovely place to live.
thanks!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Can I ask what a fruit machine is?
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 Australia
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Can I ask what a fruit machine is? A "poker machine" or similar coin-operated gambling game. I believe they are more usually called "slot machines" in North America. And yes, the piece in question does look like a "generic" token, of the kind a British pub might use for it's fruit machines. But, being generic, such tokens could be used for just about any other kind of token-operated machinery, like a laundromat or car park boom gate. The "A" (or maybe it's supposed to be "AA") stamped inside the wreath on one side was presumably put there by whoever ordered the tokens, to help differentiate their tokens from others of the same size. 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
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Posted 01/28/2015 2:32 pm
