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firewalk61 New Member United Kingdom 12 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 07:39 am long shot I know but could any-one identify this what it looks like Token coin, with a hexigon shape within the coin and what looks like the writing sonish? at the bottom? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 08:07 am It almost looks like iron. Any idea of the composition? Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7933 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 08:50 am It has the look of an iron notgeld coin from the post-WW I era. Especially if it had been buried, it would be quite corroded. I was thinking it might say WIESBADEN at the bottom, but cannot find a match. I also could not find a match for SOEST which issued these types. Maybe someone with deeper knowledge of these types could find a match. Edited by tdziemia 03/26/2019 08:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 09:24 am Would there be any harm at this point in getting the token wet? It may bring out some of the now unreadable text. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 09:53 am @FW61, could you also please post a pic of the other side of this piece? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 10:41 am Here I was thinking a train ran over a Canadian token or cent. I thought I could see CANADA at the bottom. I see a pentagon now. Edited by TNG 03/26/2019 10:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 11:57 am Quote: Here I was thinking a train ran over a Canadian token or cent. Having played on railroad tracks as a kid. I'll bet you're onto something there. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 2:28 pm It's a British barber's token issued by R. Hovenden & Sons https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces93581.html Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 3:34 pm Alganbagerap... I think there is something wrong with that Numista link. At least it won't load on my iPhone. Edit: I think Numista is down. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 03/26/2019 3:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 4:38 pm Nice job @alganbagerap! I was fixated on it being a hexagon rather than a pentagon. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
tokenscot Valued Member United Kingdom 82 Posts	Posted 08/06/2019 08:32 am For information about the Barber's Checks you might want to look at the articles in the Token Corresponding Society Bulletin. Volumes 1 to 10 are now online and can be found at https://www.thetokensociety.org.uk/ Barbers Checks Barbers Checks - Some Additional Information (Thorsten Sjolin) 6 - 98 Barbers Checks - The O G & Co Series (Thorsten Sjolin) 6 - 100 Barbers' Tokens and Some Queries (Thorsten Sjolin) 4 - 11/8 Hairdressers' Checks (Ralph Hayes) 5 - 447 Hairdressers' Checks (R N P Hawkins) 1 - 22 Hairdressers' Checks - Supplement (R N P Hawkins) 1 - 181 Osborne Garrett & Co Ltd., The Ogee Barbers checks (Stuart Adams) 8 - 112 The Toilet Club - Part 2, Personal Grooming (Ralph Hayes) 5 - 382 Report this Post to the Staff
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