Any Idea What this is? Update

[Dan W Wa.]

My wife dug this up at a local tot lot.

 

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[lonesomebob]

Re: Any Idea What this is?

looks like a cob from daddys collection. But what do I know?

 

[wesfrye53]

Re: Any Idea What this is?

Hey Dan...I think one of them is a 2000 dime!

Sorry, couldn't resist being a little impish this morning. Wish I could help ya with the other piece; wish you luck finding out!

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: Any Idea What this is?

Being it looks like it has a Picture of a youg Boy,
with maybe a Railroad Cap or miners cap on.

I say it's some type of Game Piece.

That isn't Choo Choo Charley is it ?

 

[Dan W Wa.]

Re: Any Idea What this is?

That's OK Wes, I left myself wide open for that one . I will however trade you straight up for your vet .

 

[Dan W Wa.]

Re: Any Idea What this is?

Ok folks, here is what I have found out about this coin. found an old gentleman who has a collection of Hebrew biblical coins. I let him examine my wife's coin and he determined with out a doubt that it is a widows mite Hebrew biblical coin from around 100 B.C. to 130 A.D.
He also said they are very common but this is in very good condition compaired to most that are found.
Let me know what you think.

 

[romeo-1]

I think WOW!

 

[Evolution]

A widows mite in a tot lot. It goes to show you that you just never know. Treasure is where you find it.

 

[trikikiwi]

Nice find Dan,
that is, Dan's Wife
I think the old gentleman you found, put you on the right track

I knew the name 'widows mite'; didn't know as much about it
as I do now, after checking these out.

http://www.ancientimports.com/cgi-bin/category.pl?id=16

 

[Mackaydon]

Looks like a 'prutah' in the days of Herod I (37-4 BC). The 'comb' looking thing may be a palm branch.

 

[Dan W Wa.]

Looks like a 'prutah' in the days of Herod I (37-4 BC). The 'comb' looking thing may be a palm branch.

That is what I'm thinking also, But I haven't found one with that style anchor.

 

[texan connection]

I know that these have been or are being sold currently in coin books, so I'd say likely lost from dadies collection, but also likely real

 

[sniffer]

I would say AWESOME FIND DUDE. all joking aside that is a really fine looking thingamabob