Token, coin ?

[IronSpike]

This may be a railroad flattened coin. Was found at site dating back to colonial time.

When breaking off some crust I noticed what appears to be the number 8 and after cleaning maybe 88.

Any ideas?

 

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[goldencoin]

it kinda looks like an electrical punch-out, is it magnetic....very few coins were made of iron

HH
-GC

 

[IronSpike]

It's silver.

 

[IronSpike]

Sorry forgot to mention that the green circle in last picture highlight 8 (not the red Circle in middle picture).

 

[goldencoin]

Maybe someone with more knowledge of colonial coins will be able to help, if it is colonial, it would most likely be a reale.

HH
-GC

 

[IronSpike]

Maybe someone with more knowledge of colonial coins will be able to help, if it is colonial, it would most likely be a reale.

HH
-GC

I don't know that it's colonial. Location has yielded early to present day finds.

 

[IronSpike]

Spanish cob forum have posed the question whether the disc could be pewter/tin?

My detector gives a V.D.I. number reading of +94, +95, which according to the chart is identified as silver. I don't see pewter/tin listed on that chart. Does anyone know where on the scale pewter/tin would ring up?

 

[IronSpike]

Checked the detector reading with what I believe is part of a pewter spoon (reading in +25+28 range).

Tested the metal and it's not silver

 

[IronSpike]

Based my RR flat coin count this year I should know this is not one

It is magnetic and is testing iron/steel (Always use a good strong magnet for testing ).

Found a similar piece on the road and suspect the pitted look may be related.

Green check on White's dollar