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Advertisements Guinea and half Guinea Piece.
Many similar jettons were made with the names and addresses of businesses as novel advertising pieces, the intention being that few people would throw away something that looked like money, so the "coin" would be a long-lasting advert. 1788. The date 1788 would be entirely correct for this type of guinea or half guinea, which were issued from 1787 to 1800, although it is entirely possible that these jettons were issued later than this. Obviously because these are only "toy" imitations of coins, it is likely that there many dates will appear on them which would not appear on actual coins. This does not make them rare or valuable, merely interesting.
The obverse shows a crude portrait of George III.

GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA

The reverse shows a crowned spade-shaped shield in reasonable imitation of a George III half guinea, with the inscription.
IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS 1788

Lead token were given to all sorts of workers from farm labours to Dock handlers. Churches also gave them to the poor so they could exchange for food. There must be thousands of different lead design out there using letters, pellets, numbers and some with only a simple mark.

Tell me more about The city of Groningen
Groningen, the largest city in the northern region of the country, has a number of canals and has always been an important port. Groningen is the site of an ancient Roman camp.

In 1040 Henry III, king of Germany, granted the settlement to the bishop of Utrecht. The town was fortified in 1255, and before 1284 it joined the Hanseatic League, a commercial federation of European cities. By the end of the 14th century, power was taken from the bishop by the rich burghers. .

In 1819, the Hoge Raad van Adel, the authority in the Netherlands which officially recognizes coat-of-arms. Confirmed the right of the city to its ancient coat-of-arms, which was described as follows: "A shield of gold with an double-headed black eagle with spread wings and legs. Having on its breast a small silver shield bearing a green crossbar. The shield surmounted by a gold crown and supported on both sides by a black eagle.

Trade Tokens At times in English history the official provision of small change the money most useful in daily transactions, has been inadequate. In small periods unofficial Trade tokens have been provided to fill the gap. The first great age of such issues lasted from about 1649 until the early 1670s. During these years tokens, usually halfpennies and farthings, were widely produced for issue by traders, innkeepers and shopkeepers. There were also some important issues by local authorities. There may have been as many as 20,000 varieties issued for England, Ireland and Wales. The tokens were normally copper or brass, and round, though octagonal, heart-shaped and square types are known from around 1668. Each side of the token bore an inscription. These could indicate the issuer, the locality, the face value, and sometimes the issuer's trade. Designs in the centre of the token could be initial letters, the arms of the relevant guild or merchants company, a symbol to indicate the issuer's trade (e.g. hat, tobacco pipes, roll of cloth), or an inn sign.