An interesting little ditty long before notlob and dead parrots

[rooneydog]

A "vandalised" pre 1757 half penny

[Nutsaboutcoins]

I'd love to know the back story of coins like this, but we will never know.

[Stuntman]

It means llareggub to me, as Dylan might have said...

[Debbie]

I would argue against the word "vandalised"! - as a love token that engraving will have added much more value to it than if it were not.

[bagerap]

Sixty or so years ago, my father had a few of these "riddle" coins in his collection. Similarly engraved and decorated, they were supposedly sent back home to Ireland to show that the emigre sons of Erin were doing well in England. Dad was very fond of these.

[Peter]

Notlob and being a Suffolk bouy are you talking about the epic win over the Northern monkies in the playoffs?

[rooneydog]

I would argue against the word "vandalised"! - as a love token that engraving will have added much more value to it than if it were not.

It was EF before being ground down for the grafitti

Sixty or so years ago, my father had a few of these "riddle" coins in his collection. Similarly engraved and decorated, they were supposedly sent back home to Ireland to show that the emigre sons of Erin were doing well in England. Dad was very fond of these.

Thank you for the info, that's very interesting, it's not mine I have it to sell on behalf of a charity so now I can add an interesting description.

Notlob and being a Suffolk bouy are you talking about the epic win over the Northern monkies in the playoffs?

I'm from Manchester so less of the northern slurs farmer boy

[Peter]

Predecimal sponsers a penn where we keep our Northern Monkies.

They are mostly harmless.

Toss them a few coin monthlies and they chew the fat.

A couple of them profess to being dealers....mad on it man.