found this near fishing area
looks like a lure that hook probably rotted off
dont know if someone made it from something
or dept. was giving lures away as gifts
found 2 of my gold near it - that was crazy
With the 2 holes it would seem that it was a fishing lure (one for lure and one for line). As you said, might be a promotional item. Maybe the local Dept of Mental Health could provide insight.
I would wear it as a necklace. The next time someone asked me, "what's the best thing you ever found" I would show them my necklace Very unusual find, I like it.
Its a casting steel. Some are hammered, some painted, and others smooth. Mostly used for casting into surface feeding schools of fish like bluefish or stripers on the east coast. Looks like he maker of this one considered it as a treatment for mental health.