Gaming counter date: Not what it seems?(England)

[Doug]

It's a few years since I had one of these gaming tokens in this good a condition.

Thanks for looking............Doug.

"A gaming counter depicting the bust of George III and imitating the design of a 'spade' half-guinea dated 1788, but actually made much later.

This type, with the legend, 'IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS', is the most common stock issue. The date of manufacture spans the period from the 1870s to the 1920s."

Other finds.

Example.

2nd/3rd century Roman brooch middle between the 2 crosses.

Tanks for looking.......

 

[jwp1964]

Amazing post again Doug. Thanks for sharing some history with us.

 

[beephead]

Yep, just amazing! Y'all have the market cornered on old sites to detect. Big Congrats!

beephead

 

[Mud-puppy]

Every picture of yours is just so interesting! We really like your hunting acumen, finds, and informative posts! Well done!

 

[T-Man]

Your finds never cease to amaze me Doug. Keep them coming.

 

[TriadHunter]

Thanks for posting as always!

 

[Wom 27]

These are all foreign objects to me. They all look interesting but for the most part, I don't know what I'm looking at. What's that last thing ? Is that lion button silver? If you would, a little more info would calm down my curiousity nerve.

 

[TommyJay]

Amazing finds Doug, congrats! How deep are 1st and 2nd century artifacts?

 

[Doug]

Amazing post again Doug. Thanks for sharing some history with us.

Thank you.

Yep, just amazing! Y'all have the market cornered on old sites to detect. Big Congrats!

beephead

Thank you.

Every picture of yours is just so interesting! We really like your hunting acumen, finds, and informative posts! Well done!

Thank you.

Your finds never cease to amaze me Doug. Keep them coming.

Thank you.

Thanks for posting as always!

Thank you.

These are all foreign objects to me. They all look interesting but for the most part, I don't know what I'm looking at. What's that last thing ? Is that lion button silver? If you would, a little more info would calm down my curiousity nerve.

Thank you.

The 'lion button' is a livery button but can be near impossible to ID, it may have belonged to a person of wealth, a house, a company or any number of institutions. (70000+ designs.)

The bottom item is a top off toy tank.

Amazing finds Doug, congrats! How deep are 1st and 2nd century artifacts?

Thank you.

Most items are found within the first 6/8 inches of the surface, regular ploughing brings them up to within the range of the coil.

 

[matmit]

Tanks for sharing, I see what you did there