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A Small German Pfennig Coin, Not Sure Of Date Range

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I am not sure where I got this and I had this for a few years. Perhaps this is a German states piece, or it could be a type of spielmark (play-money)? It reads Wer Wagt Gewinnt (Who Dares Wins) around a wreath and a cross, and the other side reads Rechen Pfennig around an anchor (so possibly a coastal issue?). A bonus is this has a small rim clip.

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Yes I agree that this spiel marke and not a coin.
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There are two similar pieces on Numista, but I don't know if they'll help. The first even has similar clips:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/ex...a160697.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/ex...a226627.html
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Definitely a spiel mark. The text "Wer wagt gewinnen" can be translated as "Who takes chances wins". A "rechenpfennig" seems to translate to "counting penny" or a "counter". So yes, a game counter or token.
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Yeah, I was leaning more towards a spielmark from the 1800s period. Good links spruett001; makes me wonder if mine could be an earlier version of those other 2 from numista (which I use somewhat often for other items). Thanks David, I researched this some years ago and found partial information on it. My personal guess onto age would be from the mid-1800s circa 1850-1865 period.
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