What is this coin?

[anotheoldgit]

I have obtained a coin in my change, can anyone please tell me anything about it?

It is bronze coloured, and about the size of a one pence piece.

I has Britannia, and the word Farthing, with the date 1987 one one side.

On the other side it has a rearing horse under a bridge and the words, Ironbridge Gorge and Museum Token.

[Peter Pedant]

For chrissakes are you joking

well its not a coin for a start

The au'd farden had a wren on one side
and was taken out of circulation in 1961
So sort of 1987 rather excludes this.

Write to Ironbridge gorge Museum and say you have one of their museum token (bog probably) and would they like it back.

I got 20 escudos the other week

[CheekyChops]

I have to agree with Peter Pedant, I think the words Ironbridge Gorge Museum Token give it away...

When you visit there, you exchange real money for pre-decimal tokens which can then be spent in the shops.

Found on some website:

The �Gold Reef City� series described above remind me of two British souvenir series which also follow designs of pre-decimal coins. A 1987 dated series from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum and a 1991 series from Pentref Llechwedd Village. There is a common obverse depicting the place of issue for each series. All pieces I have seen, Farthing through to 3 Pence, have a reverse featuring a near copy of the reverse of a coin of that denomination from around 100 years ago (except for the modern date and a �H� mint mark being on this side). I believe that higher denominations exist, but they are uncommon. These tokens would be purchased by visitors, at a fixed rate of old Pennies to the modern Pound. The tokens could then be spent during the visit using old prices. Of course, very few visitors would retain the higher denomination pieces as keep-sakes. I would imagine that the Gold Reef City pieces were purchased and used in a similar way.

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you very much Cheeky Chops, for your kind research. Even to an oldgit like me (who can even remember spending farthings) it was obviously not a farthing and that it came from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum But having never been there all I asked for was a little information about the token. I did not need the supercillous "I'm more intelligent than thou" comments from the likes of P.Padant, and for In A Pickle's silly post remark.

This is a questions and answers site, and questioners should be allowed to ask such, without rude remarks from bad tempered low life. If they find it annoying to answer questions, they should not bother.

People such as Pendant are mainly under their partners thumb, so consequently dare not answer them back, so they tend to vent their anger out with the aid of a keyboard.

Be a man stand up to her or him, and leave the rest of us alone.

[Solarjunkie]

Just got to ask, Oldgit, "the size of a one pence piece" - would that be a "penny", by any chance? ;-)
It seems to be a word little used these days, even though it's clearly stated on the back of the coin in question!

[anotheoldgit]

No Solajunkie, a Penny is a pre decimalisation coin (12 to the Shilling) much larger than the present one pence piece.

[Solarjunkie]

Just checked on the back of a 2003 coin - it clearly states "one penny" as of course it would, pence being plural! You cannot have "one pence" any more than you can have "one children"!
Pre and post decimalisation, it is a penny!!

[codger66]

Well, blow me solarjunkie, youre right there, and god knows how many times Iv'e used the expression, one pence.

[Gromit]

Was it in your change the last time you got a round in?

[Ian Oldfield]

yes its one penny or a penny not one pence , I hate that expression
there's only one expression worse and that's "one pee".

[Dassie]

I think you'll find "one pence" comes from the expression
" a one pence piece " which was frequently and correctly used pre-decimalisation.

[anotheoldgit]

You are quite correct Solajunkie, I did not notice also, that it does indeed say One Penny.

Dassi I never remember it being called "a one pence piece, pre-decimalisation, it was always "One Penny Piece. But then this could be a regional thing.

I do remember though that when decimalisation came in it was called "One New Pence".

Gromit, Apparently I am so popular that there is always a drink left for me at the bar, and they never allow me to buy one back.

But then we do not use cash at my club, It goes onto our Bar Account, which is paid each month .

Does this not happen at your "Liberal" Club Gromit, or don't the Bug*ers trust you lot?

[coxylady]

These are selling for £13 on ebay.