Shilling

A rather battered looking old 5p piece, or a shilling in old money.
This particular one has been with us for about 16 years.
When my daughter was 4, she was playing with a coin jar, and I heard a cough, and a gulp. Oh dear.
Trip to the hospital: will always remember that x-ray screen all black except for a single silver disc, and two concerned parents and a doc looking at it. With the odd chuckle, it has to be said.

What can we do, says I?
Wait for nature to take its course, says he.

We did, and here we are.