unknown coin?

[EARTHWORKS]

FOUND AT A 1840'S FARM HOUSE. ITS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LARGE CENT BUT THICKER. IT HAS A STAMPED LETTER "C' ON IT AND MAY HAVE THE LETTER "L OR T" AT THE 8 O'CLOCK POSITION.
THANKS,
EARTHWORKS...

 

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[Mackaydon]

Earthworks:
Any pic of the reverse side available?
Don...

 

[Mackaydon]

Earthworks:
Other ways to ID the coin would include its weight (in grams) and diameter (in mm). Can you share that info? The first 'large cents' (1793-1796) were of 13.48 g and 26-27 mm; those that immediately followed were of 10.89 g and about 29 mm in dia.
Don.

 

[EARTHWORKS]

MACK:

ITS 13.5 GRAMS AND 27MM!

THIS MAYBE MY FIRST 1700'S COIN!
EARTHWORKS...
THANKS FOR THE HELP.

 

[Mackaydon]

Earthworks:
You note 3.5 grams; that's between a penny and nickel. A 'thick' coin the size of a 'large penny' should weight just about 10 grams heavier. Is there a '1' missing in front of your '3.5'?
Don......

 

[EARTHWORKS]

SORRY DON 13.5 GRAMS
AGAIN THANKS
DO YOU THINK IT COULD BE 1700'S?
EARTHWORKS....

 

[Mackaydon]

Earthworks:
The earlier penny weight about 24% more than the common 'large' penny. This may be the reason your coin is 'thicker'. Some earlier pennies had either vines and bars on the edge or the lettering 'one hundred for a dollar". Anything vis. on yours?
Don........

 

[GoingDown]

awesome!!

GD

 

[hollowpointred]

unless im seeing things, it looks like a wreath on the first pic (upside down) and a womans portrait facing left on the second photo. i would say thats a large cent.

 

[EARTHWORKS]

Has anybody heard of the stamping of a "c" on any large cents. Maybe for cent?
Thanks,
Earthworks....

 

[bk]

It's old!
Sure looks like a large cent to me.

 

[Jeffro]

The "C" is obviously a counterstamp of some sort. Wasn't minted that way. Maybe a scan when its wet woukld show more??

 

[Mackaydon]

If you rotate the coin so that the counterstamp is in the 9 o'clock position, I can imagine seeing a small 'c' in the 11:45 position; as in ameriCa??
Don......

 

[hollowpointred]

i remember seeing a quarter (modern) in my change that had a similar "c" stamped into it. someone on here explained it but for the life of me i cant remember what they said! whatever it was it was stamped after the coin was minted. hopefully whoever provided the answer back then will see this thread.