✅ SOLVED Coin ID help...

[Electricbutter]

Anyone have any suggestions on what this is?
I found it at a1700’s home site about 8” down.
It’s copper, tapered thickness and irregular shaped.
Quarter size.
Thank you

 

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[filmiracl]

In that negative/yellow & black photo I seem to see some devices that would lead me to believe it's showing a US Two Cent coin. You can see part of the shield as well as the banner on the top.

 

[Rookster]

That's A tough one.

 

[Tpmetal]

try a new pic lighting the surface from the side to get more contrast. 2 cent does look possible but I can not tell for sure at all.

 

[filmiracl]

It's not 100% accurate, but pay attention to the right and center banner portion, lines of the shield, curly edge of shield on left.

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[cudamark]

How about a measurement at it's widest point?

 

[Electricbutter]

How about a measurement at it's widest point?

Thanks for you help.

 

[kenstein]

From where I'm sitting, Fimiracl naiied it. I think you found a 2 cent piece.

 

[Electricbutter]

It's not 100% accurate, but pay attention to the right and center banner portion, lines of the shield, curly edge of shield on left.

View attachment 1617177

Thanks for your help. You definitely nailed this one!

 

[cudamark]

If I'm reading your calipers correctly, I'm seeing 26mm. That's too big for a 2 cent piece, which is 23mm. Maybe a badly worn large cent?

 

[Joe G from Md]

My guess Half Cent

 

[cudamark]

My guess Half Cent

There again, too large a diameter for a half cent, which are 22-23.5 mm depending on year.

 

[HAJ]

1722 Rosa Americana penny?

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Super worn KG

 

[Electricbutter]

If I'm reading your calipers correctly, I'm seeing 26mm. That's too big for a 2 cent piece, which is 23mm. Maybe a badly worn large cent?

One possibility is that someone put this on a railroad track and it didn’t take a direct hit and squished only half of it. That could explain the wider diameter and the tapered thickness.? Thanks again for your input.