Coin?

[DevilDog812]

found this the other day in my backyard. i cant tell what it is, but im pretty sure it is a coin. it could be just a nickel that has been badly corroded or it could be something more

size reference

same coin just front and back pasted together

 

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[creskol]

Can you see anything on it? Is it iron?

Looks sorta like an old planchet that was knocked out of an old electrical box.

 

[goldencoin]

Looks like copper or brass, probably a penny run over too many times on the street

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[DevilDog812]

it rang up as silver and it is in the middle of my backyard, pretty far from any roads.
i cant see anything on it except for the marks. and at 1 oclock on the bottom right image, there is a little rectangular mark on the edge that kind of reminds me of a rimfire mark (it isnt)

 

[DevilDog812]

im thinking it is too far gone to tell, but knowing you guys, you might be able to come up with something

 

[CRUSADER]

im thinking it is too far gone to tell, but knowing you guys, you might be able to come up with something

It does look like a copper-alloy coin but too far gone as you stated, keep trying

 

[fishbone3d]

Is it magnetic? That might help in your quest for identification. If not, soak it in Olive Oil for a few weeks. Clean it with a soft tooth brush. Keep repeating this process, and you may find what it is. Good luck! Hope you have a good one!

 

[DevilDog812]

Is it magnetic? That might help in your quest for identification. If not, soak it in Olive Oil for a few weeks. Clean it with a soft tooth brush. Keep repeating this process, and you may find what it is. Good luck! Hope you have a good one!

okay, i tested it and it isnt magnetic. i also have it soaking in olive oil- thanks

 

[CRUSADER]

Is it magnetic? That might help in your quest for identification. If not, soak it in Olive Oil for a few weeks. Clean it with a soft tooth brush. Keep repeating this process, and you may find what it is. Good luck! Hope you have a good one!

okay, i tested it and it isnt magnetic. i also have it soaking in olive oil- thanks

Don't want to sound negative but soaking a blank coin produces a blank coin, no hope on that one. Just keep searching

 

[DevilDog812]

Is it magnetic? That might help in your quest for identification. If not, soak it in Olive Oil for a few weeks. Clean it with a soft tooth brush. Keep repeating this process, and you may find what it is. Good luck! Hope you have a good one!

okay, i tested it and it isnt magnetic. i also have it soaking in olive oil- thanks

Don't want to sound negative but soaking a blank coin produces a blank coin, no hope on that one. Just keep searching

i know, but if it is toasted now, then it cant really hurt can it? maybe ill get a shiny blank coin

 

[CRUSADER]

Is it magnetic? That might help in your quest for identification. If not, soak it in Olive Oil for a few weeks. Clean it with a soft tooth brush. Keep repeating this process, and you may find what it is. Good luck! Hope you have a good one!

okay, i tested it and it isnt magnetic. i also have it soaking in olive oil- thanks

Don't want to sound negative but soaking a blank coin produces a blank coin, no hope on that one. Just keep searching

i know, but if it is toasted now, then it cant really hurt can it? maybe ill get a shiny blank coin

Try a wire brush

 

[DevilDog812]

okay, well since this was my first 'exciting' find, i spent a lot of effort into cleaning this coin
(olive oil, hydrogen peroxide, heating then cooling) and when that didnt produce any results, i did the big no-no and went at it with copper cleaner. now it looks exactly like it did except copper colored and i can see the high points that werent as corroded and are a little flatter. i can see what looks to be a big V (cant be a V nickle though, since its copper obviosly) went searching for a copper coin with a V on it and found this site: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Coin-Collecting-2297/2009/10/1754-V-coin-unknown.htm

i swear that i can just make out the outline of that exact V on my coin, but it could just be wishful thinking
ill try to take a picture and post it

 

[ivan salis]

there is a brass based alloy (tombac) for 1942 thru 1944 canadain 5 cent coins with a big V for victory WW2 era . but their 12 sided

or might be a - copper or brass based five cent type store token --with the roman number V on it which meant 5 --same as "V" nickles did -- in my veiw it is some sort of 5 cent store token -to what
store only knows due to it rough shape

one thing it def is -- "toasty"

 

[DevilDog812]

there is a brass based alloy (tombac) for 1942 thru 1944 canadain 5 cent coins with a big V for victory WW2 era .

or might be a V - five cent store type token --with the roman number V on it which meant 5

thank you very much!

that would be much more plausible than a 1700s french colonial coin only a few inches down
you also just reminded me that we had found a 1942 canadian dime behind the paneling on our kitchen wall

ill just mark this as solved and put a picture up tomorrow hopefully

 

[Tuberale]

Might be an early Colonial or other nation's coin circulated here. The edge suggests it has had some flattening, but I don't see that on the surfaces of the coin. I can almost make out Brittania seated, but not clearly enough to be definate. If a coin, may have a scepter or spear (or long scratch) on it.

I'd like to see more close-ups, although I'm not much good on coins of other nationalities.

 

[ivan salis]

well with the addition info of the 1942 canadain dime find --think that a 1942 to 1944 era tombac / brass alloy canadian nickle with a V for victory is a winner.

oh by the way the canadain 42 dime is 50% silver and there are some error ones that are worth a fair bit .

 

[DevilDog812]

well with the addition info of the 1942 canadain dime find --think that a 1942 to 1944 era tombac / brass alloy canadian nickle with a V for victory is a winner.

oh by the way the candain 42 dime is 50% silver and there are some error ones that are worth a fair bit .

i agree. i also didnt mention that the kitchen is probably only 50 feet from where i found this coin.

and on the Canadian coin, i put it in an envelope with 2 WWI era German paper bills and a 1942 Bolivian 50 cent piece, which i can no longer find unfortunately
i lost them about a year ago and still look for it periodically since they were so cool