Found this among coins I inherited

[Thunderbolt]

This "coin" stood out amongst the others in the collection I inherited. The side not pictured is smooth and as you can see, this side is rather worn too. I apologize for the pic not being better. I hope it gives someone enough to go on such that it can be identified. Thanks for looking.

 

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[CRUSADER]

Looks like a French Sol from the 1790s:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/France-sol-1790-W-dc141/284132160469?hash=item422798b3d5:g:ZxUAAOSwEVhfwQjY

 

[Red-Coat]

The shape and proportionality of the shield relative to the overall design plus the crown type suggest Sweden to me. This is a 1 Öre of a type produced between 1724-1726 which would have a diameter of 23-25mm and an original weight of 4.5g



There are others around this period, including other denominations, with similar designs but minor variations in the crown and shield.

[Image copyright of Mark Karl Johnson, on this website]:
Swedish Coppers - About Page

 

[pepperj]

The shape and proportionality of the shield relative to the overall design plus the crown type suggest Sweden to me. This is a 1 Öre of a type produced between 1724-1726 which would have a diameter of 23-25mm and an original weight of 4.5g

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There are others around this period, including other denominations, with similar designs but minor variations in the crown and shield.

[Image copyright of Mark Karl Johnson, on this website]:
Swedish Coppers - About Page

Still there are differences.
The crown right above the shield seems to be short in width-than the 1Öre.
The 1 is up near the upper left corner of the shield, whereas the outline of the one on the coin is lower.
Could be the wear distortion.
What's the other side show?

 

[Thunderbolt]

Thanks for the help guys. All of the other coins in the collection are American: Indian head pennies, mercury dimes, barber coins, wheat pennies, half dollars, silver dollars among others ranging from the 1850's to 1970's. Strange how this one stands alone as compared to the others he collected. My new question cannot be answered: "how did my late father end up with THIS coin?!"

 

[Mackaydon]

Could it be a coin from the country of his birth, if other than the US?
Don......

 

[brianc053]

Thanks for the help guys. All of the other coins in the collection are American: Indian head pennies, mercury dimes, barber coins, wheat pennies, half dollars, silver dollars among others ranging from the 1850's to 1970's. Strange how this one stands alone as compared to the others he collected. My new question cannot be answered: "how did my late father end up with THIS coin?!"

Thanks for sharing Thunderbolt. My late Great Aunt was the family member that started me with coin collecting; she was a huge collector herself and would give me and my little brother a coin every time we visited her. I still have all mine (as does my brother). She bought all her coins at a coin shop and at shows - maybe that's what your dad did in this case?

As for the coin ID, Crusader and Red-Coat offer good suggestions but both the French and Swedish examples they shared have somewhat curved bottoms to the shield, while your mystery coin seems to have a very flat bottom on the shield.
What is your coin's material (silver or something else)? Can you measure the diameter or at least take a picture next to another coin for comparison please?
I love these mysteries...

Edit: my guess is that it's one of these Norwegian Skilling coins: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/norvege-26.html

 

[Red-Coat]

... my guess is that it's one of these Norwegian Skilling coins: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/norvege-26.html

Good suggestion!

 

[unclemac]

could be Danish too... the other side may be worn but it may still be helpful.