Need silver coin ID--it's a longshot

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Today I went through the pile of clad and junk I dug last year and found this odd coin. It's obviously very eaten, I guess that's why I paid no attention to it when it was dug. Today I noticed it sounded like silver, and sure enough I checked with the Deus, and it rings up a solid 92.

Here are some pics with measurements. The diameter is larger than a regular old silver dime. I placed it between a couple of Barbers for size reference. I'm stumped, but I'm sure it's a silver coin of some sort.

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Suggestion: Try electrolysis
Don.....

I was thinking of that, thought I'd post before I zap it. I will post some after pics, maybe it'll help. Thanks Don.
 

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About as good as I can get with electrolysis and a rub with baking soda. Might be a lost cause. I'd just say it's a fried dime, but the diameter isn't right. ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1496012983.472253.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1496013012.377281.jpg
 

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Could be a religious medal or pendant.
 

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Personally, I'd keep going with the electrolysis--until that black is gone; but carefully watch so as not to 'fry' the coin.
Don......

I was worried it would start to disintegrate. I might try it again and see what happens.
 

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Fried half dime ?

It's slightly larger than a dime, so couldn't be a half dime. It's a similar diameter to a nickel. I thought maybe could be a silver war nickel, but it rings up too high. It consistently rings up one number higher than a silver dime.
 

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It's actually the size of a 1 real, but that can not be what it is.
 

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At first sight, I too saw an image of a seated....
But who has ever seen silver get that smoked?....
(Unless it was flopping around in the ocean for a super long time)

How about a foreign coin, not only not silver, but prolly also unidentifiable....bummer

Foreign.....like Canadian!:hello:
 

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Curious coin J Cache, the fact that it's holed does imply an early coin, rather then modern clad. To me it looks like a seated dime

I thought it looked like a Seated as well, but it's slightly larger in diameter.
 

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At first sight, I too saw an image of a seated....
But who has ever seen silver get that smoked?....
(Unless it was flopping around in the ocean for a super long time)

How about a foreign coin, not only not silver, but prolly also unidentifiable....bummer

Foreign.....like Canadian!:hello:

It sure is smoked! I'm pretty sure it's silver though, sounds like silver on the detector, and when it clinks on the countertop. I agree it's probably unidentifiable. In that case, I'm going with prairie Spanish LOL
 

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