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TOY
Unique ID: SUSS-703D51
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Toy coin, model quarter farthing of Victoria issued by Joseph Moore of Birmingham 1848-1854, date unclear but probably 1848.
Notes:
obverse: Young bust of Victoria facing right
obverse inscription: VICTORIA REG
reverse: MODEL// QUARTER// FARTHING// 18[...] in four rows
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1848
Date to: Circa AD 1854
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 0.58 g
Diameter: 10.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 26th February 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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