A thin coin?

[TerryC]

I found this "coin" recently but it is the most corroded thing I've pulled out of the ground. Pretty sure it is a coin, but maybe not U.S. It is the same diameter as a U.S. nickel but only about half as thick. I scraped away some of the edge to see it is copper and REEDED! I could show you the other side too but there is no detail there either. It may be a token.... unsure. Any ideas, anyone? TTC

 

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[BuckleBoy]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

 

[hollowpointred]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

i agree, in the condition the coin is in now, it is almost impossible to say. try the peroxide method of cleaning.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

i agree, in the condition the coin is in now, it is almost impossible to say. try the peroxide method of cleaning.

IF it is copper.

 

[TerryC]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

The reason I don't think writing on the edge, because that is a reletively new method of striking a coin... Right? This coin would be too old for that "newer" type of striking. TTC

 

[BuckleBoy]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

The reason I don't think writing on the edge, because that is a reletively new method of striking a coin... Right? This coin would be too old for that "newer" type of striking.  TTC

Not if it is an Early Half Cent.  Liberty Cap HC's were marked around the edge!

 

[TerryC]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

The reason I don't think writing on the edge, because that is a reletively new method of striking a coin... Right? This coin would be too old for that "newer" type of striking. TTC

Not if it is an Early Half Cent. They were marked around the edge!

WOW! That being said, half cents were smaller... like a dime.... not 22mm like a quarter...? TTC

 

[BuckleBoy]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

The reason I don't think writing on the edge, because that is a reletively new method of striking a coin... Right? This coin would be too old for that "newer" type of striking.  TTC

Not if it is an Early Half Cent.  They were marked around the edge!

WOW!  That being said, half cents were smaller... like a dime.... not 22mm like a quarter...?   TTC

In your first post you said the coin was Nickel-sized.  What size is it??  Half Cents were 22mm in diameter.



Is it even Copper? Wave it under your Ace 250 and tell us whether it locks in, and if so--what it locks in at.

 

[TerryC]

Are you sure that the edge is reeded and not stamped with writing?

If it rings up as "copper," I'd recommend the peroxide method of cleaning in order to get an ID for the coin...


-Buck

The reason I don't think writing on the edge, because that is a reletively new method of striking a coin... Right? This coin would be too old for that "newer" type of striking. TTC

Not if it is an Early Half Cent. They were marked around the edge!

WOW! That being said, half cents were smaller... like a dime.... not 22mm like a nickel...? TTC

In your first post you said the coin was Nickel-sized. What size is it?? Half Cents were 22mm in diameter.



Is it even Copper? Wave it under your Ace 250 and tell us whether it locks in, and if so--what it locks in at.

Buck,
It's COLD out there!!!! The machines are out in the truck. I looked in the Red Book and my head is spinning.... lettered edge, thin planchet, I might have a half cent! WOW, Buck. Thanks for the info.... now, where did I put the peroxide?? TTC

 

[TerryC]

I wrote quarter... meant nickel. TTC

 

[Don in SJ]

All early half cents are larger than a nickel, so if it is the exact size of a nickel, then I say no way. Other than that, everything as to what it could be is nothing but a guess, I hope something shows after cleaning.

Don

 

[TerryC]

More pics... seems slightly thinner than a nickel....

 

[BuckleBoy]

Slightly smaller in diameter than a nickel too it seems. 


I don't think it is a HC--so it is probably not a US coin.  If it reads copper on your machine, use the peroxide method.  Look for the title "Cleaning Large Cents" (Don in SJ's post in the Cleaning and Preservation section of Tnet) and you'll see everything you need to know about peroxide.


Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[Don in SJ]

I measured my 1793 against a modern nickel and the 1793 is thicker than a nickel and half mm wider.

My 1794 Lettered edge is as thick and maybe a tad thicker than a nickel and is a full 2mm wider than a nickel.

My later year Liberty caps 1795 and on are a bit thinner, about .4mm, but over 2.5 mm wider than a nickel.

With the data with supplied, I don't think it is a half cent unless altered in a funky way. Hope you get detail upon cleaning so as to open up other possibilites.

Don

 

[TerryC]

Thanks Don,
I will look for your post on cleaning and see what I can do. I'll get to the bottom of this. Thanks Buck. TTC

 

[fortbball9]

I found a half cent on a Battlefield in Va.Which would date between 1840-1857.I can barely make out the outline of a head on front and I can barely read half cent on the back.It is slightly larger than a nickle and it is thinner than a nickle.Sorry for the blur pics.

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