Mystery Coin or Token??? ***SOLVED***

[ModernMiner]

I dug this coin/token (?) up today at the 1804 house I recently started detecting at. I have no idea what the heck it is, and was hoping someone could ID it.
It is a tad bigger than a modern penny, but a bit thinner.
It measures 19.3mm.
I can tell it's old just by the quality of the metal itself.
I took some pictures, but have no idea which way is up on this thing. LOL.
Hopefully someone can figure it out.
Thanks,
MM

 

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[AU24K]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Badly damaged Lincoln cent. In photo #4, you can see "Liberty" to the left.
Scott

 

[Tony in SC]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

It looks like a copper coin with clips but copper coins were not cliped . Usually only silver, and sometimes gold coins were cliped. I think this started with the Chinese. So what I'm trying to say is that you got a messed up copper coin and I don't really know what it is . Tony

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Badly damaged Lincoln cent. In photo #4, you can see "Liberty" to the left.
Scott

Did they do artwork on it?
I can't believe this is a Lincoln cent.
-MM-

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

I dont believe its a damaged lincoln cent either. But maybe altered. I see the TY from Liberty that Daddytopcat referred to. I have seen this coin/token posted here before here at TN but I cant remember.. Its very familiar. I believe you will get an ID.

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

I dont believe its a damaged lincoln cent either. But maybe altered. I see the TY from Liberty that Daddytopcat referred to. I have seen this coin/token posted here before here at TN but I cant remember.. Its very familiar. I believe you will get an ID.

Yep, I can see the "TY" now too. Daddytopcat may be right. It measures larger than a Lincoln penny though. Perhaps from the beating it took?
What a weird coin.
-MM-

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Does look like Lincoln's profile, or at least part of it. But then again, I see a lot of things that others don't.

 

[Angelo]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Looks like Daddytopcat is going to win this one.

Nice!

Tony

 

[72cheyenne]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

I agree that it looks like a Lincoln.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Yes it does--------- strange I have seen funny cut marks and stamps on old coins ,but not a lincoln cent

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

I have seen a coin with these markings here before. Maybe it was squeezed with pliers?

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Give it a hot bath Maybe its a lincoln hard times token ,but i dont think so..... looking very hard at it ,it looks to have a date 1921

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Badly damaged Lincoln cent. In photo #4, you can see "Liberty" to the left.
Scott

DTC,
I think you have it. Good eyes!
Maybe a kid took his anger out on it, since he was expecting a nickel allowance?
Thanks Scott,
MM

 

[beetle662]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Not sure what they rolled over this, or damaged it with, or why, but I gotta say it's a Lincoln....

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Badly damaged Lincoln cent. In photo #4, you can see "Liberty" to the left.
Scott

Well done!

 

[RPG]

Re: Mystery Coin or Token Any ideas??

Badly damaged Lincoln cent. In photo #4, you can see "Liberty" to the left.
Scott

Well done!

Yep

 

[AU24K]

Glad to help when I can.
Scott

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Great ID daddytopcat but Im gonna take it a step further. Could this be knurling on this cent made with a knurling tool or put through a knurling lathe?

 

[IronSpike]

Amazing ID

It could also be an early version of a 'hobo penny'