copper cob ?

[Ifoundit69]

Hey all , I found this thing the other day which kind of resembles a spanish copper cob and wanted some input from the experts in the field . It measure's 1 inch , it weighs 7.4 grams it is solid copper or bronze with a punch mark on one side and what appears to be marking on the inside of the punch mark but cant make it out , on the opposite side clear evedence of being laid on something and struck and it has been hammered all around the outside . It was found within 10 feet of a 1761 spanish reale and the depth was at 8 inches it was bright green coming out of the hole . And good input is welcome . Thanks in advance .

 

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[sagittarius98]

All cobs are silver, so I am not sure what it is.

 

[romeo-1]

All cobs are silver, so I am not sure what it is.

There are copper cobs.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Not a cob. Looks like the remains of a button.

 

[sagittarius98]

There are copper cobs.

Well, you learn something new every day.

 

[Bramblefind]

I found something like that before at an old homesite - never got an iD on it but I thought maybe it was the head of a large tack of some sort....

 

[Mackaydon]

This object is clearly not a cob.
Maravedis and cuartos (copper coins) are sometimes referred to as cobs--as here:
Cob Spanish | colonial dollar coins
Don...

 

[sagittarius98]

This object is clearly not a cob.
Maravedis and cuartos (copper coins) are sometimes referred to as cobs--as here:
Cob Spanish | colonial dollar coins
Don...

Oh...thanks for clarifying. I always referred to them as maravedis and cuartos (more familiar with maravedis as I have one).

 

[CRUSADER]

I found something like that before at an old homesite - never got an iD on it but I thought maybe it was the head of a large tack of some sort....

They are a type of copper-alloy/bronze nail, handmade.