Posted 10/13/2024 11:17 pm
I can't really add much to say with certainty, just some observations:
- it's not a coin, nor from any series of token I'm familiar with.
- it doesn't really look silvery - I suspect some other element - perhaps tin, or lead.
- The crown is a rather crudely rendered attempt at depicting the St Edwards Crown of England, which did not exist until it was made for the coronation of Charles II on the restoration of the monarchy in 1661, which sets an earliest possible date for this piece. The shape was also used as "the" heraldic crown in England up until the reign of Victoria, when it was dropped and not taken up again until the reign of Elizabeth II, and this piece does not look modern enough for Elizabeth II. So, my best guess for time period would be 1661-1837.
- Given the crudeness of the crown, and the hand-engraved nature of the piece, it is not an official government issue.
- it's not a coin, nor from any series of token I'm familiar with.
- it doesn't really look silvery - I suspect some other element - perhaps tin, or lead.
- The crown is a rather crudely rendered attempt at depicting the St Edwards Crown of England, which did not exist until it was made for the coronation of Charles II on the restoration of the monarchy in 1661, which sets an earliest possible date for this piece. The shape was also used as "the" heraldic crown in England up until the reign of Victoria, when it was dropped and not taken up again until the reign of Elizabeth II, and this piece does not look modern enough for Elizabeth II. So, my best guess for time period would be 1661-1837.
- Given the crudeness of the crown, and the hand-engraved nature of the piece, it is not an official government issue.
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
