Help needed identifying a coin

[lmao247 0]

My great grandfather left me a large collection of world coins. This one has got me totally stumped, anyone know what it is?

[HistoricCoinage 146]

I would imagine that it is another piece of Lauer's toy money.

Clive.

[scottishmoney 34]

The leaf device on the reverse doesn't correspond with anything Lauer I have seen though. The obverse does though.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Perhaps engraved as a present?

[scottishmoney 34]

Perhaps engraved as a present?

I doubt it, it is counterpunched with the leaf device, notice the indentations around the edge of the leaves, and the flattened detail on QV's portrait.

[lmao247 0]

call me ignorant but what is 'Lauer'?

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Lauer is a German company that have made jetons/tokens/toy money from about 1800-1920 and now make front grills for cars!

[lmao247 0]

Lauer is a German company that have made jetons/tokens/toy money from about 1800-1920 and now make front grills for cars!

i see... so do you think the coin came from them? I have never seen one like it before, i've been searching the net for days trying to find what it is.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

I would imagine so but the leaf design baffles me...

[Hussulo 6]

Lauer is a German company that have made jetons/tokens/toy money from about 1800-1920 and now make front grills for cars!

i see... so do you think the coin came from them? I have never seen one like it before, i've been searching the net for days trying to find what it is.

Although not the young head type, here's some on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-Model-Imitation-VI...tem170204972581

and even a Half Sovereign version:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOY-MONEY-HALF-SOVER...tem160220398361

Some people collect these, and I think they would make a neat collection.

[Chingford 166]

The only book I have seen that solely covers these types of coins is

'Toy Coins' by David J de Sola Rogers, published by Galata in 1990.

I have looked through but can't see your coin, although the Obv is very similar in design to the Prince of Wales models by Hawkins and Magnay, this seemsto be the only recorded coin with the legend 'Victoria queen of Great Britian' that is dated.

Spielmarke use the same legend but are undated.

John

[Guest bryanadams]

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[Hussulo 6]

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