George V brass whatsit. OK, I give up. Help???

StubbyMcNumbthumbs

This has been bouncing around in the junk box for who-knows-how-long (literally). It looks to be made of brass and has no markings on it whatsoever, other than George V on both sides.
Is this some sort of token or game counter?

I don't reckon it's worth anything, but kinda curious as to what it is.

Any thoughts? (The one in the middle, I know what the other 2 are)

IloiloKano

I don't know what it is, but if you use it for a coin flip, I call HEADS.

spoon

A three-half farthing? Man the mint gets carried away with those fractionals!

My guess would be a gaming token, but I've never seen anything like it before. Interesting that it seems to be the official portrait.

StubbyMcNumbthumbs

OK, so it's either so rare nobody knows, or it's so common that nobody cares.

Maybe a good one for a "Jester's challenge"?? ... er, that wouldn't work, since I don't know the answer.



Dang.

7Jaguars

Interesting in that the dimensions of the portrait do resemble those on the coins. So much wear on it that is hard to tell what the heck it is = I have seen many patterns and this does not seem to resemble any I have seen. It reminds me a little of the patterns struck during George V reign for the upcoming brass 3d.

This is not to say that is what I think it is as I do not know.

IloiloKano

Possibly a casino token for a slot machine, or used as a casino chip, or both? Just a guess.

StubbyMcNumbthumbs

<< <i>Interesting in that the dimensions of the portrait do resemble those on the coins. So much wear on it that is hard to tell what the heck it is = I have seen many patterns and this does not seem to resemble any I have seen. It reminds me a little of the patterns struck during George V reign for the upcoming brass 3d.

This is not to say that is what I think it is as I do not know. >>




There is obviously some wear, but it has a nice raised rim all the way around on both sides, and it appears that there was never any lettering or other symbols on it, except for the portrait on each side.
Not many clues to go by. I was just hoping one of the more experienced British coin collectors had seen one before and could shed some light.

The investigation continues...

IloiloKano

I'm begining to think more and more that it is a slot machine token, similar to the way vegas casinos went to tokens for the dollar slots after actual silver dollars were no longer being used.

Though obviously very worn, take notice of the multitude of "bag marks" that being constantly paid out in a slot machine might produce. There would also be no need to have a denomination, or even lettering for that matter, but it does have a hefty raised rim, that offers some protection of the portratit on either side.

It might be worth checking to see if perhaps a cansio with King George in the name existed during his reign.