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English brass gambling counter of Charles II.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maritime Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 100.00 USD
English brass gambling counter of Charles II.
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English brass gambling counter of Charles II. 1.4 grams, 7/8" in diameter. With portrait of Charles II on front and cruciform arms on back, legend of Charles II on both sides, this thin but perfectly intact token is very high grade (lustrous AU) and well detailed, just a few black spots against the brass color, used in the 1600s as a substitute for coins (since it gambling for money was frowned upon) in gambling parlors, very rare if not unique as from a shipwreck. Recovered from: Association, sunk in 1707 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England. Pedigreed to the Lane auction of November 30,1979, lot #99, with original certificate.