Mystery token? any ideas

[greendragon]

My son found this today

near a canal in greater manchester

i have had a quick look through the usual search engines but to no avail

asked at our local historic society, they suggest the fair used to visit the next field , so maybe a fairground token?

its metallic (copper/brass?) , just larger than a new ten pence

any information will be appreciated as he has got quite excited by this find

 

[dicker]

Hi - I suspect fairground token.

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Dicker

[Booky586]

I think it's a fruit machine token from around 1970-80s. "Bell fruit" and "JPM" used very similar ones.

[greendragon]

thank you both

I thought it might be

 

[dicker]

@Booky586 Happy sign of a mis-spent youth 🙂

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Dicker

[Booky586]

3 minutes ago, dicker said:

@Booky586 Happy sign of a mis-spent youth 🙂

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Dicker

 And the girls and the partying too.....I survived though! 😃

[HighlandTiger]

Definitely a fruit machine token from the days when it was 2p-10p to play, with a max jackpot of £3.00. Looks like late 70's, early 80s to me with it being a 10p one.

Jackpots were never paid out in cash only in tokens like these. You couldn't swap them for cash either, but if the machine was in a pub, you could buy drinks with them.

Mispeant youth and a previous life as a pub landlord with 3 puggies, (Scots slang for fruit machine). 

[TeaTime]

It's an enchanted wizards familiar token - used in the early 18th century as payment for a selection of potions. Only given to those people who could prove a scholarship from Hogwarts. Muggles were often confused why it stated '10p' rather than the accepted 10d of the time. The answer was obvious - the 'p' stood for potion...

Or maybe it's a 70's / 80's gaming token.

Entirely your choice what you tell your son 😁

[greendragon]

I like it!

As with most youngsters today, he has an attention span measured in milliseconds 

his overwhelming concern  now is the "C" word

and i don't mean covid

🎅