Trade Silver? ID Help?

**Indiana Digger** · Apr 02, 2012, 06:53 PM

Hello Everyone,

I found this "silver" disk on a site that dates roughly from 1800-1850,
but there are pre and post period influences found here too.

There is no modern influence on this site that I have ever found.
It's about as pristine as an MD-er can ask for.

I've found all kinds of relics here:
cartouche knife pieces, carved bone-handles knives, russian blues and whites and even a silver ear-bob.

But I'm not sure what to make of this.

Your thoughts?

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This site has also produced
LC's from 1811 - 1817 - 1820'd
An 1826 Capped Bust Half Dollar
a 1778 Half Reale

I welcome all comments...

Thank you and HH,

~Indiana Digger~

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**Brian C.** · Apr 02, 2012, 09:16 PM

Try this, it may not be the same, but who knows?

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**bis** · Nov 18, 2012, 07:33 AM

It looks like some parts are from a old horse chair

**bobsphotogallery** · Nov 19, 2012, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Indiana Digger

Hello Everyone,

I found this "silver" disk on a site that dates roughly from 1800-1850,
but there are pre and post period influences found here too.

There is no modern influence on this site that I have ever found.
It's about as pristine as an MD-er can ask for.

I've found all kinds of relics here:
cartouche knife pieces, carved bone-handles knives, russian blues and whites and even a silver ear-bob.

But I'm not sure what to make of this.

Your thoughts?

The pic below will show the type of stuff I find here:

This site has also produced
LC's from 1811 - 1817 - 1820'd
An 1826 Capped Bust Half Dollar
a 1778 Half Reale

I welcome all comments...

Thank you and HH,

~Indiana Digger~

In my humble opinion the disk looks more like half of a Bail or cloth seal most likely made of a lead/tin mix. They were sealed most of the time in the center and broken open leaving a hole like the one you show on your item... a good way to test for silver is to place a tiny drop of bleach on it.. if it turns gray or black in a few min.s or less then it is likely to be silver .. you can re-clean the spot with baking soda lightly... I have found many in the same condition but I do not have a photo right on hand but here are a few examples but these are lead ... I have found them in all shapes and sizes some even were gilded with gold leaf .. oh and I came a cross a "JM" brooch in the past... those are far and few in between ...good luck and happy hunting!