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1973.11.4

ID Number: 1973.11.4
Category: Communication Artifacts
Sub-category: exchange medium
Item Name: coin
Date: 1788
Materials: metal, brass
Description: British half guinea: brass, gold, spade; milled edge
obverse: laureate head; Georgivs III Dei Gratia
reverse: crowned shield; C.H.A.R.I.F.S.P.E.V.E.R.[]L.L.E.M.K.E.R.B.I.R.M./1788
hole near rim
History: Guineas were made of solid gold, this coin is probably a counterfeit, or a charm. "These coins would have been in circulation during Sally Ainse's time. Sally Ainse was an Oneida woman who was a fur trader in the Detroit region. In the past, as in the present, money (or the lack thereof) had a great impact in a woman's life." - from Her Stories exhibit.This item and others from Windsor Public Library (WPL) were found when the library relocated from Carnegie hall to its new Main library on Ouellette in 1973. Probably had been accumulated by the Essex Historical Society.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

Subjects

British / Britannique subject

Royalty subject

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