Thin Round Copper Whatzit with Lip

[Erik in NJ]

This enigmatic piece comes from the same former British island. It appears to be a somewhat thin copper disc with a lip on one side. Not sure what created the messy hole in the center, but if there was anything there, it's now obscured. The item is about the size of a US quarter. Any ideas on this one?

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!

[creskol]

It looks sorta like the remains of a glass faced button. Is the edge rolled or cast?

 

[Erik in NJ]

Hi Creskol,

It appears to be rolled, but it's not terribly obvious right now as it's going to require a little more cleaning. It's approx 1" in diameter. Thanks.

 

[creskol]

Hi Creskol,

It appears to be rolled, but it's not terribly obvious right now as it's going to require a little more cleaning. It's approx 1" in diameter. Thanks.

This is sorta what I envision.

 

[Erik in NJ]

I think that is a real possibility, though the lip seems to be bent tightly down onto the disc, so I'm not sure how it would hold the glass unless someone purposely flattened the disc with a tool. It seems that what ever made the hole, came from the flat side to the lipped side. It seems like it was a rather large hole--approx 3/8"...seems bigger than what may have been caused by a shank being pushed through by someone stepping on it. Too bad the hole is there as we have lost some critical detail.

 

[taz42o]

It looks like there is more metal there than it takes to fill that hole.
So it must have originally had a hole with a flange.

 

[creskol]

It looks like there is more metal there than it takes to fill that hole.
So it must have originally had a hole with a flange.

I was thinking the same thing and was wondering if it didn't have a back like this reconstruction of his buton.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Taz & Creskol,

You guys are good. I didn't even notice that there was excess metal there. Very nice reconstruction Creskol. I will allow a bit more input and then mark the thread solved as I believe you have id'ed it correctly.

Best, Erik