Unusual TAG or TOKEN ???

[GoingDown]

Or COIN?? Anyone have a thought? Front lawn of 1830s estate.

 

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[TreasureCatto]

Spanish cob real counterfeit?

 

[DCMatt]

Spanish cob real counterfeit?

That was my first thought as well - Spanish or Mexican coinage.

Looks like copper, so maybe a maravedi?

It was obviously nailed to something. Isn't there an old superstition about nailing a coin on your new house for good luck?

 

[Noah_D]

That was my first thought as well - Spanish or Mexican coinage.

Looks like copper, so maybe a maravedi?

It was obviously nailed to something. Isn't there an old superstition about nailing a coin on your new house for good luck?

I don't know anything about cobs but that looks a lot like lead or pewter to me. Could it be a contemporary counterfeit?

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like a link from an old belt/sash?

 

[DCMatt]

I don't know anything about cobs but that looks a lot like lead or pewter to me. Could it be a contemporary counterfeit?

I see it now. You're right. Possibly pewter.

Pretty sure it's supposed to be a Mexican/Spanish coin.

 

[DCMatt]

Or COIN?? Anyone have a thought? Front lawn of 1830s estate.

Here's a Spanish colonial cob showing similarities. This one is 1733.