As a young lad in the late 1950s, I can remember walking on the path beside the River Wansbeck from behind St Johns Church, Ashington to North Seaton Colliery and coming across a group of men playing 'pitch and toss' --- can anyone remember what the 'rules' of this game was? My memory tells me that three penny coins were thrown up in the air and that men would gamble on the outcome when they landed, i.e. 2 heads and 1 tail; 3 heads; etc.
I have searched online but can't find anything definitive.