Help identifying coin or weight. 3/8" Thick

[Invincible12772]

Here is the picture of it. It is a little smaller than a quarter and 3/8" thick.

 

 

[gmarguli]

No idea what it is. Obverse reminds me of Netherlands and reverse of Great Britain Siege coinage.

[HiHoAudio]

I agree that the obverse does have a Netherlands look to it but it's not like any coin I have ever seen.

[Invincible12772]

I guess knowone knows what this is then. Gonna have to do some more research.

[cpm9ball]

I couldn't find too much because I can't read all of the inscriptions.

 

The one most clear is "Honi soit qui mal y pense" which is a French phrase roughly translated as "Shamed be he who thinks evil of it."

 

This phrase is the motto of the English chivalric "Order of the Garter" and is also dedicated to St. George as England's patron saint.

 

You can read more here.......

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter

 

There is one jeton listed in the Mitchiner reference that bears the inscription "honi soit qui mal y pense" and it shows an image of St. George slaying the dragon, but it looks nothing like this. Maybe this was intended to be a crude copy, but I can't be sure.

 

Chris

[Invincible12772]

a while back i was told it was a colonial weight? Maybe this will help. Still can't find anything about it.

[Conder101]

It does look like it is probably a weight, possibly for testing for false coin. You'll note the back side (right hand picture) indicates 2 shilling 6 pence (2 S 6 D) which would be half a crown.

[cpm9ball]

It does look like it is probably a weight, possibly for testing for false coin. You'll note the back side (right hand picture) indicates 2 shilling 6 pence (2 S 6 D) which would be half a crown.

 

So that's what that means! I couldn't for the life of me figure out what it meant.

 

Chris

[Invincible12772]

where would i find infomation about these weights? Or values?

 

Believe it or not I recived his in an uncleaned lo of Roman coins. This ended up in the mix back a few years..

[Invincible12772]

Im confused. NGC will grade it but won't tell me what it is. Do they normally do this? I just want to make sure its authentic before I send it in. I have no doubt it is...just in case though.

[HiHoAudio]

Im confused. NGC will grade it but won't tell me what it is.....

 

[Invincible12772]

....nice

[Invincible12772]

Anyone else ever see one of these? Finding it to be a variation on the rare side too.