Any clues?

[Rob]

Silver I presume, wt. 2.54g, the obverse appears to be a late 18th century George III bust or similar, with a trace of DEI GRA in front; the reverse with a central crown, S bottom right, legend ending in REX and possible date 40 or a symbol to the right of a final figure of date.

Absolutely dire and fit for the bin, but it's bugging me. Ta.

Edited September 23, 2018 by Rob

[TomGoodheart]

Danish 8 Skilling?  Ot possibly not that exact demonimation, but similar ..

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces108569.html

 

[TomGoodheart]

I wish I knew how to post pictures .. it'd be much easier. 

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[TomGoodheart]

Ha!  There you go Rob.

 

[Rob]

Thank you. I ran out of patience ploughing through Krause. No wonder I couldn't find it - there's no picture in my edition with either obv or rev. Though it only lists the 24 skilling as having a crowned bust right with the others showing a monogram. They are 3.5x heavier than this piece, so will resume searching later in the 17th century.

[Bronze & Copper Collector]

You chaps are Amazing.....

A treasure trove of knowledge, otherwise known as numismatic trivia.....

[Rob]

Well done. It has to be this. My paper Krause doesn't have this listed for whatever reason. 

[Citizen H]

On 9/23/2018 at 4:50 PM, Rob said:

Silver I presume, wt. 2.54g, the obverse appears to be a late 18th century George III bust or similar, with a trace of DEI GRA in front; the reverse with a central crown, S bottom right, legend ending in REX and possible date 40 or a symbol to the right of a final figure of date.

Absolutely dire and fit for the bin, but it's bugging me. Ta.

it would fit in well with my worn out eclectic coin collection, I feel for it as well.  👍

[Coinery]

5 hours ago, Citizen H said:

it would fit in well with my worn out eclectic coin collection, I feel for it as well.  👍

You’re having a good root around the forum…as educational as any book on coins for sure!  

[Citizen H]

13 minutes ago, Coinery said:

You’re having a good root around the forum…as educational as any book on coins for sure!  

Absolutely, so much more depth to coins Ive had for 30 odd years an only now I'm beginning to really appreciate them. 👍 so much to read and learn , cheers "H"