Need help identifying reject bin find

[Fropa]

I was dumping my last box of halves and filled the bag. I work at the Credit Union where I dump so we opened the machine to change the bag. I always check the interior reject bin and found this



First time any of us have found a claw in the coin machine. I included my only keeper from the box to keep the post on topic. Interesting that the curve of the claw almost exactly matches the outer edge of the half. Here are a few more shots of the claw.







Anyboby here have experience IDing what this was origionally attached to?

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[CoinFetcher]

I would start with a dog.

Or, we could go absurd, and say Eagle Talon.

[sagittarius98]

It may be better if this goes in the "What Is It" forum.

[chrisplay2004]

Yup, I agree "What Is It" Forum... by the way I think it is too big for a dog.

[hokiemojo]

a talon??

i hope it is from a dino though.

[Solid Rolls]

It may be the illusive 1876-S Griffin Talon DDO

[namster]

What are you doing with my mother in laws toe nail?

[fistfulladirt]

Ok then, I'll be the first to say it.

Zombie

[BuffaloBoy]

odd for sure... i am just wondering why you took it home!!
hh
buff

[PhattyB]

Puts a real meaning to the phrase "Get my claws on some silver"

[clorox]

I'm pretty sure that's a bird talon. My guess is either a red-tailed hawk or a peregrine falcon; both are native to Wisconsin.

[Piledriver]

Probably Black Bear.

I've taken a good many of them.

Nice Souvenir.

Keep on Rollin' !

[maverick]

You work at the credit union you dump at? Man, how sweet is that! Talk about having a sweet hook up to dump coin at! Thats definetly got to be nice. I'm surprized I'm the only one that said something about it. HH, Maverick.

[JohnBear]

Not a black bear it's to thin to be that I'm wanting to say a badger or a porcupine but the fact it goes light to dark from the root makes me think it's from the K-9 family and the fact u can see the quick so much makes me think of a dog

[Fropa]

Thanks for all the suggestions everybody. Quite a range of possibilities. BuffaloBoy, I brought it home because everybody at the CU wanted to know what kind of claw / talon it was. I figured I could find somebody on the net that would know. maverick, it is a nice dump situation. I was friends with the head teller when I got serious into coin hunting. She told me to bring the coins in. After a while the branch manager said I was there so much he might as well put me to work so I took a part-time position there. I like the job and occasionally find some silver or wheat cents.

[maverick]

Thanks for all the suggestions everybody. Quite a range of possibilities. BuffaloBoy, I brought it home because everybody at the CU wanted to know what kind of claw / talon it was. I figured I could find somebody on the net that would know. maverick, it is a nice dump situation. I was friends with the head teller when I got serious into coin hunting. She told me to bring the coins in. After a while the branch manager said I was there so much he might as well put me to work so I took a part-time position there. I like the job and occasionally find some silver or wheat cents.

Thats very cool! None of the banks I pick up from have any tellers that coin roll hunt really, well 1 that collects Ikes, but thats it. Nice situation you have there, must take some self control to not order or dump heavy there. Nice story, HH, Maverick.

[TRanegar36]

Why someone would pluck the nail out is beyond me If I had to guess, I would say it's from the eagle family and the bird was very mature due to the thickness of it.

[sagittarius98]

Thats very cool! None of the banks I pick up from have any tellers that coin roll hunt really, well 1 that collects Ikes, but thats it. Nice situation you have there, must take some self control to not order or dump heavy there. Nice story, HH, Maverick.

Your situation is good too, not silver-culling tellers.

[TimZim]

A teller broke her nail opening my half rolls

[Poor Mans Gold]

It appears to be the dewclaw of a dog.