Half Farthing Model

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Picked up this interesting little thing in Leicester Market the other week, rummaging in the 25P box. I thought at the time, - Wow! I've never come across a half-farthing before. Getting home, I found out that there weren't such things in circulation but they were (as it says on the coin itself) a model, to show people how well the firm could produce medals or tokens. So, not exactly a coin, but very nice even so.
I have a similar 1/2 farthing coin from 1887 with Queen Victoria on the obverse and the near same reverse, except with the wording "Jubilee Model". I did some research and I believe it's a Lauer model coin. Follow this link: http://aboutfarthings.co.uk/Lauer%20Model%20Farthings.html
Thanks for the link SRV.

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