I Hereby Pass The Headache On....

[lairmo]

I found this on the hill next to my CW camp. It is nickel-sized, copper, and appears to have been a coin at one time (right before the fire got it)..really can't make out too many details and only one side is worth trying...also, it is as thick as a Large Cent...





to me it looks like a lions tail?

 

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[lairmo]

Bump from 2009....still have it..any new blood?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Bump from 2009....still have it..any new blood?

Any chance that you can add some updated pics, the resolution of your pics 11 years ago was very small.

I'd think with the advancement of camera/phone technology since 2009, that we might be able to see more of the details.

Dave

 

[lairmo]

Any chance that you can add some updated pics, the resolution of your pics 11 years ago was very small.

I'd think with the advancement of camera/phone technology since 2009, that we might be able to see more of the details.

Dave

I wish I could..my house burned down in '14 and I'm still sorting thru the charcoal...lol but it still bugs me. I know the location but certain variables will not allow me to reach the certain spot I am looking for...for my small collection... one of these days...POW!! lol

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I wish I could..my house burned down in '14 and I'm still sorting thru the charcoal...lol but it still bugs me. I know the location but certain variables will not allow me to reach the certain spot I am looking for...for my small collection... one of these days...POW!! lol

Man I'm so sorry to hear about your house my friend.

Hope you finally get an answer to your coin mystery.
Dave

 

[A2coins]

That would bug me having it that long with no Id Now I have a head ache does look to be very very old by the lettering

 

[DCMatt]

Best guess

My best guess is a Netherlands coin based on the stylized rampant lion tail and the outer circle lettering.



Comparison is an 1877 2 1/2 cent copper. It is about the right size. Other era Dutch coins have a more stylized tail on the lion but I can't find an exact match.