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Old coin
I have an old coin I can't identify.
On one side it has a left facing bust wearing a wig and the words GEORGIVS III.DEI.GRATIA
On the reverse is a quartered shield with a crown,
1772 and the letters MBFETHREXFDBETLDSRIATETE
Any help gratefully appreciated
On one side it has a left facing bust wearing a wig and the words GEORGIVS III.DEI.GRATIA
On the reverse is a quartered shield with a crown,
1772 and the letters MBFETHREXFDBETLDSRIATETE
Any help gratefully appreciated
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It doesn't seem to be a coin. From your description it looks like it is a George lll gaming token - have a look at this on ebay, there are front & back photos of the token
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/george-111-token_W0QQite mZ250093834621QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B :SRCH:GB:101
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/george-111-token_W0QQite mZ250093834621QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B :SRCH:GB:101
It could be a Guinea...
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/SE/SE3727.html
but this is guesswork without knowing the colour (i.e. metal) and size (diameter) of the "coin".
As an aside, the Latin motto (highly abbreviated on the reverse) reads:
GEORGIVS . III . DEI . GRATIA .
George III by the grace of God
M . B . F . ET . H . REX
King of Great Britain, France and Ireland,
F . D
Defender of the Faith,
B . ET . L . D
Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg,
S . R . I . A . ET . E
Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/SE/SE3727.html
but this is guesswork without knowing the colour (i.e. metal) and size (diameter) of the "coin".
As an aside, the Latin motto (highly abbreviated on the reverse) reads:
GEORGIVS . III . DEI . GRATIA .
George III by the grace of God
M . B . F . ET . H . REX
King of Great Britain, France and Ireland,
F . D
Defender of the Faith,
B . ET . L . D
Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg,
S . R . I . A . ET . E
Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
JK2 - that gaming token you found is actually based on a real issue of post-1787 Guinea and Half-Guinea (known as Spade Guineas) but with a date which was much earlier than the reign of George III, in this case 1701, and fake inscription as a safeguard against charges of counterfeiting...
Spade Guinea versus Gaming Token
Spade Guinea versus Gaming Token