Frankfurt "Judenpfennig" - 1 Olstein 1815

[translateltd]

I'm fairly certain I know what this is, but if I post it under the appropriate board it may give the game away.  Let's see how people get on with working out what it is and where it's from - preferably without the good offices of Google if you can, please!

The vendor had done some interesting research of his own and, I believe, had come up with an interesting but entirely erroneous theory.  It is copper, 20 mm.  Dies are coinage aligned.

[Gerhard Schön]

Your piece instantly reminded me of these two.

[Coinsforever]

It is token pertaining to :

Centennial celebration, July 2, 3, 4, 1916, commemorative of the one hundredth anniversary of the granting of the first charter, April 17th, 1816, to the village of Peekskill

If need to know more here is book

Cheers

[translateltd]

Your piece instantly reminded me of these two.

Exactly :-)

[translateltd]

It is token pertaining to :

Centennial celebration, July 2, 3, 4, 1916, commemorative of the one hundredth anniversary of the granting of the first charter, April 17th, 1816, to the village of Peekskill

If need to know more here is book

Cheers

That's what the seller said, but I am skeptical - did you find anything other than the name of Mr Olstein that links the "token" with that event?

[Coinsforever]

Let me go through the book and  will revert back

[translateltd]

Let me go through the book and  will revert back

Thanks - I will be interested to hear more.  The style and fabric of the piece definitely look early 19th-century rather than 20th.

[constanius]

From wag-auktionen under Frankfurt, Stad

#4375 Cu 1 Olstein 1815. Wappen auf gekreuzten Lorbeerzweigen, darüber B D - A S / I / OLSTEIN / 1815.  Jaeger -,
J.u.F. -.  Sehr schön 175,-

#4375 Cu 1 Olstein 1815. Arms crossed on laurel branches , about BD - AS / I / Olstein / 1815 . Jaeger -,. JUF -. Very nice. 175

Pat

[Afrasi]

I think these are "Jew's pennies", tokens issued by Jewish tradesmen at Frankfurt (on Main) in Germany.