I'd appreciate any help to identify the below pictured item, which so far I haven't manage to locate in Numista collections or internet searches (by using the visible text).
It's been in my possession for about 50 years and can't remember how I got it.
Diameter: uneven 17mm
thickness: just a small fraction of a mm
metal is non-magnetic
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The text makes now sense and I see the resemblance between my token and the one on the (@stratocaster) link or others found in internet when searching for "Lauer workshop" or "Lauer token".
I am still puzzled:
- If not a coin, did they have legal value when issued
or, What was the purpose of these tokens?
- Various web searches show various 'Lauer' tokens c. mid-1700s to early 1900s;
Is it possible to find a reasonable year of manufacture for the token in this discussion?
