George III spade Guinea gaming token, dated 1701, Georgian brass jetton

This is a nice example of a George III spade Guinea gaming token dated 1701 which is a copy of the 1787 gold half guinea but with nonsense lettering on the reverse. The date of 1701 was not in the reign of George III, in fact he had not even been born by that year. The details are fantastic for a token of this type and are a testament to the makers who were advertising their skills.

Obv: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA translating to "George III by the grace of God"
Rev: G.Y.I.ET.F.G.REX.S.UF.ST.DS.T.M.S.ET. translating to 'George Yorke Iliffe and Frederick Gardner, Suffolk Street (Birmingham), diesinkers, tool makers, stampers, et cetera.

Size : 25mm
weight : 3.45g

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They were often given to theatre audiences as mementoes during the Victorian era. There are numerous different dates/types/wording, some with advertising, and on the whole they were not produced to deceive the public into thinking these were real gold spade guineas or half guineas.

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