Posted 07/11/2009 03:56 am
Hmm, I was away on holidays when this was first posted, and missed it. Sorry about that. 
These "model" coins are unofficially produced "patterns". They were made by private badge and button manufacturers and often sold as play money. You can find them listed in the Krause catalogue of Unusual World Coins; you won't find them in the mainstream coin catalogues, because they were never officially issued by the government or struck by the government mint.
This particular type is listed in my book as KMX# 4. It was made by Joseph Moore, a badge maker in Birmingham. The catalogue notes these were sold in cased sets of four, along with a 1/32nd, a 1/16th and 1/8th farthing. My 1992 edition of the catalogue gives a price of $10 in EF.
These "model" coins are unofficially produced "patterns". They were made by private badge and button manufacturers and often sold as play money. You can find them listed in the Krause catalogue of Unusual World Coins; you won't find them in the mainstream coin catalogues, because they were never officially issued by the government or struck by the government mint.
This particular type is listed in my book as KMX# 4. It was made by Joseph Moore, a badge maker in Birmingham. The catalogue notes these were sold in cased sets of four, along with a 1/32nd, a 1/16th and 1/8th farthing. My 1992 edition of the catalogue gives a price of $10 in EF.
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