✅ SOLVED Foreign coin id please...

[aquachigger]

Hi. I found this colonial era coin in Virginia yesterday at the Relic Rescue hunt and can't quite figure out what it is. It's a first for me. My Google-foo appears to be very weak today. Here's the front and back. Thanks...

 

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[nhbenz]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/126448-jetton-colonial.html

 

[NOLA_Ken]

looks like a match....

 

[aquachigger]

Hi. I found this colonial era coin in Virginia yesterday at the Relic Rescue hunt and can't quite figure out what it is. It's a first for me. My Google-foo appears to be very weak today. Here's the front and back. Thanks...

You guys are quick! Thanks for the id.

 

[nhbenz]

Whoops, I'd originally extracted the wrong conclusion from that thread (so I deleted info from above). Crusader ID'd near the bottom of the thread above, yet PBK had a slightly different take, shown in his link further up. Crusader -- any update? (the above link is a few years old, and PBK isn't posting any longer, unfortunately)

 

[CRUSADER]

Whoops, I'd originally extracted the wrong conclusion from that thread (so I deleted info from above). Crusader ID'd near the bottom of the thread above, yet PBK had a slightly different take, shown in his link further up. Crusader -- any update? (the above link is a few years old, and PBK isn't posting any longer, unfortunately)

As I checked a really thick book, I will assume nothing has changed, otherwise I have a long hunt again:

Produced by Ludwig Chistian Laucer (of the Laucer Firm) mostly produced jettons in Weizengasse, Germany between 1842-1873.

Beehive with swarm of bees - IETTON, FOR IMITATION
Eagle Flying with olive branch in beak, on the ground crossed feather & olive spray. - IETON SIEG UND LOHN.