What do you make of this

[Gary D]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...:MEWA:IT&ih=004

There are a couple on ebay at the moment. It has a shilling reverse with what looks to be a farthing obverse. A farthin is much smaller and 1/2d much too large so the reverse die must have been especially made. Is it trial oor toy money ?

[Chris Perkins]

That's interesting, I have something similar...A Halfpenny that is shilling sized with a milled edge, although the millings are not the same as a shilling. Perhaps someone at the mint was playing around in the late 20's!

[Geordie582]

Seems an awful lot of trouble to go to just for 'toy money'?

[Gary D]

Seems an awful lot of trouble to go to just for 'toy money'?

Just a suggestion, what's yours.

As there are suddenly two of different dates seven years apart on ebay I just thought someone would have a explanation. Are they for colonial uses and quite common somewhere in the world or did it just so happen that there was a colonial piece with a shilling sized osverse and someone put the two together for a lark? Both pieces show signs of circulation, one considerable.

[Sylvester]

Sovereign obverse die, shilling reverse die, in bronze? Someone having fun at the mint?

[Guest E. Dawson]

Looks to be a conglomeration - spark erosion dies or some such. I would definately call FALSE! The details of the devices are just wrong even accounting for "wear", kind of blurred.