The only "Token" I see is that shown by 'kryptonitecomics'. I thought that to be a token used for currency, it should show "Good for...." Or the full value? I don't save them, but it's just a thought.
"Ah but it could have been much worse. A small mercy perhaps, but at least it wasn't Earl Grey tea that went overboard. ;-) "
Is that why we can't get a decent cup of tea in the USA?
"darn shiney coins." - How do publishers, like Coincraft, produce all the example pictures in 'matt' finish. It certainly helps with discerning detail!
Another coin book - this time an American one! "The Complete Book of Coin Collecting" by Joseph Coffin 1959.
I'm worried that my book collecting is outstripping my coin collecting!
Just for information. The edge inscriptions on British pound coins are : -
DECUS ET TUTAMEN (English)
NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT (Scottish)
PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD (Welsh)