✅ SOLVED Can anyone identify the country associated with this coin. Dug it in the U.S.

[CAP]

I applied a little olive oil to make features stand out better. Apparently it is dated 1857. Any help with an id would be greatly appreciated!

 

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[Peyton Manning]

Back side looks Arabic to me
I think the front says netherlands indies,

 

[cw0909]

looks a lot like this 1 cent

Netherlands East Indies Cent KM 307.2 Prices & Values | NGC

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[ARC]

NETHERLANDS INDIES 2 1/2 CENTS

 

[Red-Coat]

NETHERLANDS INDIES 2 1/2 CENTS

The extra lettering for the denomination required different spacing on the 2 1/2 Cent versus the 1 Cent. The 'E' of 'CENT' is almost directly below the point of the shield, so it's a 1 Cent.

 

[CAP]

Thanks to everyone for their input!