Great Britain - 1768

Token
Obverse - Great Britain 1768 token Reverse - Great Britain 1768 token
Obverse - Bust of George III, right.
Exergue - GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA
Reverse - Coat of arms of Great Britain
Legend, IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Exergue, 1768
 
These were produced by the ton and are generally considered to have been produced contemporous to the dates on them. They are variously called play money, gambling chips and just plain tokens. This one is almost as struck with the weakness on the reverse caused when the metal flowed to fill in the obverse's bust.

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