Old Coin/Token?? (UK)!

[jjones1963]

Hi,

I found this old copper coin/token. Any ideas what it is/age/worth etc.? (See photo)
Location is Bedfordshire, England. All I know about it is that it is made from copper, has S. Gardiner and 1s inscribed? I wondered if '1s' is one shilling?

Many thanks!

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

How to Research for Treasure Hunting and Metal Detecting From Lead Generation to Vetting - Grab it through Amazon!

[vpnavy]

I noticed this was your very first post jjones - so, while you are waiting for a member to pipe in - Welcome Aboard! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: Select Your Area.... and selecting location information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country).

 

[idahotokens]

Welcome to the group! And Happy boxing Day. I don't have any UK references, but there is a "trade tokens facebook group" (that's the name) that specializes in older UK tokens. I also would agree that 1s represented one shilling.
John in the Great 208

 

[cudamark]

They made shillings out of copper? I thought they were all silver.

 

[ivan salis]

I think its a 1 shilling value token ..remember that the US was once a british colony --and would have used shillings as well back before the war of independence ... it could be a us colonial era token ..coins were often in short supply in the colony and thus tokens were common..

 

[HuntinDog]

Welcome aboard....
Seeing as you are in England, I'm of no help in identifying your find.
I find anything round with writing a cool find in my book.
Congrats and good luck ID'ing your find.
Keep us posted...

 

[CRUSADER]

I contacted one of my leading Token Experts & here are his thoughts;

“There are a few options for this sort of token turning up in Bedfordshire (i) market gardeners token used to pay workers when they had picked a box of fruit or veg or (ii) the London markets, used as a receipt for baskets/boxes used for fruit/veg etc or (iii) both market and farm. Many farmers/gardeners also had operations in the big markets in London and the tokens could be used at either end. London market checks are often found in provincial fields as they came out on the trains with the waste from the markets. From the style of the token it will probably date 1860-1910, but at a shilling probably at the later end.”

 

[jjones1963]

Wow! Thank you so much!

 

[jjones1963]

Is the item rare or worth anything do you think?

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like a nail on property tag? Tony

 

[CRUSADER]

Is the item rare or worth anything do you think?

No its not worth, very much money.