Found the most unusual Whatsit today .. Thought it was a glass eye!

[creskol]

Rang up like silver, and I believe it is a silver dime encased in some sort of rosin. I can see reeded edges on the coin and is the same size as a dime. It is domed shaped on the front and totally flat on the reverse. The rosin is sort of a light amber color. Crazy piece!

I have been debating with myself whether I should smash it to see what the dime is or leave it in tact just for the novelty aspect of it.

 

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[A2coins]

Eye think that's is a really crazy find

 

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[GB1]

Eye think that's is a really crazy find

no pun intended huh?

 

[smokeythecat]

I think it's an old time paperweight.

 

[ctalmadg]

Eye from a toy animal or some sort.

 

[creskol]

Eye from a toy animal or some sort.

Could be, but I wonder if it is a home made replacement for one as Gene Mean suggested? I doubt a commercial one would use a coin.

 

[Squirrel322]

Seems like you should be able to see enough to figure out what coin it is.....

 

[PetesPockets55]

I'm in the old fashion paper weight camp.

 

[Gene Mean]

Take it to your eye doctor if you have one. Might know something about what people did in old hard times.
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Well, if you Google search "coin paperweight" the word "resin" pops up along with tons of pics of coins in resin. So I think it's probably a paperweight now. Not as creepy as an eye but cool.

 

[creskol]

Take it to your eye doctor if you have one. Might know something about what people did in old hard times.
Updated-
Well, if you Google search "coin paperweight" the word "resin" pops up along with tons of pics of coins in resin. So I think it's probably a paperweight now. Not as creepy as an eye but cool.

Could well be. The interesting thing about this is, is that it is only 1 inch in diameter and 7/16 of an inch tall. I should have given those dimensions earlier, but thought the scale could be determined by the size of the encased dime. My bad on the oversight!

 

[Chug And Red]

Smashy Smashy

 

[Trezurehunter]

Now that I see the item from a different view, I'm wondering if someone didn't put the dime in there to use it for a small paperweight ? Just a thought.

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[A2coins]

Take it to your eye doctor if you have one. Might know something about what people did in old hard times.
Updated-
Well, if you Google search "coin paperweight" the word "resin" pops up along with tons of pics of coins in resin. So I think it's probably a paperweight now. Not as creepy as an eye but cool.

That would be a hoot

 

[tomsneck]

Looks to me like the first time I tried to make an arrowhead into a shifter nob. I say leave it as is!! Not knowing is half the fun