1797 george iv

[Guest marky mark]

hi, first time on here. i have a old coin dated 1797. ill describe best i can. on one side it says george ivs 111 dei gratia, with the head of george iv i presume. on the other side it simply says "the olden times" with the date 1797. and a coat of arms in the middle. anyone an ideas as to what it could be or if it may be worth anything. coin does not have a currency value on it. thanks marky mark

[Colin G.]

hi, first time on here. i have a old coin dated 1797. ill describe best i can. on one side it says george ivs 111 dei gratia, with the head of george iv i presume. on the other side it simply says "the olden times" with the date 1797. and a coat of arms in the middle. anyone an ideas as to what it could be or if it may be worth anything. coin does not have a currency value on it. thanks marky mark

Mark,

It sounds like you have a gaming counter (imitation spade guinea) you can find a bit more info ion my site here

http://www.aboutfarthings.co.uk/Gaming%20Tokens.html

They are fairly common and worth a few pound generally, although there are some rarer varieties, but it is difiicult to find a great deal of information on these pieces.

Thanks

Colin