Chris Perkins

It's a Jeton, circa 16th Century, made of Bronze and used as a counting piece. (in the pre abacus days!) I'm afraid that in that condition it will be of little value.

Are you sure it's gold? Doesn't look very gold from the colour. What's the other side got on it?

Oh I see, yes forgers use moulds to make inferior quality cast coins, I suppose that may well be what it is. You'll have to let us know in here what the museum say. I hope it doesn't turn out to be some part of a plumbers kit or something modern!

That may be convenient, and it's certainly very Blue Peter, but I recon it'll cause damage within a few years, especially with the copper/bronze. Good idea though. If they are high grade valuable coins and you don't want to throw money down the pan you should consider alternatives.

The correct term would be a die. There isn't a lot of detail unfortunately. It could be a die, but I'm not sure. Exactly where was it found? There are records of where old mints were.

Well done JMD, I'm pleased you commited the effort! I can't be bothered to add to that, apart from to tell reelbigchris that it's bronze and too worn to be collectable.

if you can get it in Bexley Kent, I'm damn sure you can get it in Essex HPJ. On AM, around 600.

I have one of the programmes on CD, but it's massive even at bad quality. It's nothing very advanced, usually the callers have rubbish. Sometimes there's the odd interesting thing.

Next one is on Guy Fawkes afternoon (November 5th). Do you like the headline on the website... 'Gunpowder, treason and (radio) slot' ? I thought that was pure genius! And, i'll be doing the programme with some old Guy, who just happens to be my Dad! He knows a thing or two about medals and the listeners will be invited to phone in on medals and coins.

I think you'll have to post a picture of that Smudge. Incidentally, the last Cat I had as a child was called Smudge, due to its black 'smudge' on its white nose. It only died recently after falling alsleep at the wheel (or more accurately, under the wheel of a stationary car before it set off)

Does the occasion ever arise to wear it?

Hang on! Your Granddad breaks the speed limit!!? I don't know any Granddads that go over 35MPH, even on Motorways!

When I drove 800 miles from Rochester to Chemnitz in Germany via Delft in the Netherlands I got caught on a speed camera just around the corner from my destination in Germany! With about 2 miles left I got caught on a speed camera, can you believe it! We got a photo in the post today. I was doing 64KPH on a 50KPH stretch of road. Fortunatley, the German police aren't the money grabbing &%*!?@+ that the UK police are sometimes claimed to be, and this will cost me a mere EUR25.00 (£16.66) and no points.

Yes, please do check he's still alive Geoff.

I wouldn't call that VF, perhaps GF or NVF.

The .925 version is a proof striking, will have a different tone, and most importantly it will have raised edge lettering. The incuse lettering .500 versions are very common.

They don't have uniforms at all in Germany, which looks really strange to me, especially the girls. At least when they're in school uniform you know you shouldn't really be looking...Here, there are no age clues!

It's when the older boys make your tie so tight that the knot is peanut sized!

Yes, those are toys. They may not be completely worthless, but you may have trouble finding enough interest in them to be able to sell them for more than pennies. I loged out, then tried to register, it was fine. Could it be your cookie settings?

You don't get any homework when you start secondary school, it's just peanuting and bogwashes until you settled it isn't it?

yes, so where the bloody hell is William then??

Do you mean Lauer JMD? (The maker in Nuremberg) The toy type are really ridiculously tiny and are usually dated 1848, so I suspect that's what you have.

At first I thought: They sound like the Joseph Moore model coins. Struck as an idea in the quest to reduce the size of the coins without reducing the intrinsic value. None were official, but they were made in large numbers and do seem to have seen circulation. But if they are very very tiny, then JMD is probably right. Someone point Roger to the recent similar topic on toy money...

That's one of those replies that men like to give about 90% of the time isn't it! Just like: Q: 'Do you have any children?' A: 'Not as far as I know' (nudge nudge, wink wink)

Yes, unfortunately everyone who finds a coin dated before 1971 (or better still, with the Reverse upside down!) thinks they have something special these days. Leave me alone, i'm trying to make a profit!