Help with unknown coin?

[ozzysdad]

Hello, I'm a Newbee here,

I'm hoping that someone here might know what kind of coin, token this is? It's about 16mm in diameter and half the thickness of a dime. It look's like it is copper or bronze and gilted with gold.

At most i can tell the obvious E H monogram. whoever that is? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

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[weldermark]

hi and welcome to the forum,take a piece of paper and place it over the coin then take the edge of a pencil and rub it over the coin and see if any other print can be seen,this may help in identifying
the item.

Mark

 

[downindixie]

It looks like an old hammered coin,but possibly a counterfiet.It looks like some loss to the edge of the coin in one place is the reason for the counterfiet comment.If its not counterfiet then definately an old one.

 

[jeff of pa]

Reminds me of a Coin from the French Colonies. in fact it Could Be a 1767 French Colonies SOU with the E H being a Counterstamp. the RF on this one is a Counterstamp

 

[JerV3]

I'm with Jeff, looks french. Maybe late 1800S. Not sure though. I have a coin early 1900S with the same color and patina. About the size of a quarter or so. It's a franc though. But the color and texture of the coin is what struck me. Don't have any other coins like it composition wise. It's like a bronze over nickel. It pits real bad. And then is like a maroon color under it. What state was it found in. Good luck search the net you should be able to come up with something close.

HH Jer

 

[ozzysdad]

I thinkk i might have gotten closer to figuring this one out, Possibly a Vellon, from the 17th. century.
something like a Maravedis.