Blast from the past, disappointment ensued

[SilverSleeves]

You know how you're always reading about amazing metal-detecting finds, and imagining how great that must feel?

I know the gut-wrenching disappointment when your "gold coin" turns out to be a brass "forgery"!

It was the mid-1960s when, as a young lad, I found this in a field and thought it was something special. Can anyone guess what sort of "golden guinea" this is?

The clue is in the name stamped just below the bust.

[MickD]

Is it a gaming token?

[SilverSleeves]

16 minutes ago, MickD said:

Is it a gaming token?

Correct, well done that man.

Gambling tokens were produced by George Kettle of Birmingham for card gambling.

Not sure how that would work exactly, but highwaymen would be thwarted, I suppose?

[ACarr]

I feel your pain but this is a great post Thanks for making me laugh!

[SilverSleeves]

2 hours ago, ACarr said:

I feel your pain but this is a great post Thanks for making me laugh!

I had better luck with this while later chance find. A little research showed me this was a French "sou". It's about the size and worth of a shilling.

[daz]

21 hours ago, SilverSleeves said:

You know how you're always reading about amazing metal-detecting finds, and imagining how great that must feel?

I know the gut-wrenching disappointment when your "gold coin" turns out to be a brass "forgery"!

It was the mid-1960s when, as a young lad, I found this in a field and thought it was something special. Can anyone guess what sort of "golden guinea" this is?

The clue is in the name stamped just below the bust.

 I got very excited when my old man gave me one exactly the same ! I've also got another with the same bust and on the back it's advertising a theatre show . Apparently they used to scatter them around the streets so people would pick them up and see the advert . Clever .

[SilverSleeves]

48 minutes ago, daz said:

 I got very excited when my old man gave me one exactly the same ! I've also got another with the same bust and on the back it's advertising a theatre show . Apparently they used to scatter them around the streets so people would pick them up and see the advert . Clever .

That's amazing. I would never have thought of it...