seated liberty quar.dol. reverse side mold?

[rodarian]

Hello everyone. I'm happy to have found this forums. I'm very new to metal detecting, in fact, i just started in april. I asked my wife for one as a gift for my birthday and being the wonderful wife that she is, she got me an ace 250. I love this thing and have found so many things in my own yard it blows my mind. I recently started doing my in-laws yard and came up with something interesting. I did as much research as the internet has to offer and am now hoping that one of you can help me. It looks just like the reverse side of a seated liberty quarter but it is backwards and indented, not raised. I'm thinking a die from a u.s. mint or some guy that forged coins. Any input on this item would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[BigWaveDave]

what an interesting find! good luck w/ an ID.. possibly an imprint of another coin? no clue

maybe post this in the coins section.

 

[rodarian]

Thanks for the advice. I did post it in the coins section. Now for a quick prayer.

 

[cudamark]

What metal is it made of?

 

[DDancer]

Probably made of lead judging by the corrosion. Most likely someone was playing with casting and dropped the rejects. Forgery is not uncommon however its a silly proposition to pull off on out of date coinage. My thoughts.

 

[rodarian]

It's not magnetic so i am assuming that it is lead. It's very heavy, as lead would be. I found it in my in-laws backyard and there house was built in 1870ish. I'll show you the flip side of that metal along with a couple other things i found there. This dime is interesting as the "s" is indented as opposed to raised...hmm.

 

[DDancer]

Interesting finds. Might want to take a closer picture of the dime, both sides, and ask around here a bit on the stamp.

 

[WhiteTornado]

Probably made of lead judging by the corrosion. Most likely someone was playing with casting and dropped the rejects. Forgery is not uncommon however its a silly proposition to pull off on out of date coinage. My thoughts.

With all due respect, it wouldn't be a silly proposition if it involved collectible coins. Seeing that Barber Dime with the stamped "S" mint mark makes me lean that way. A lot of the S mint mark Barber Dimes are more valuable than the Philly-minted versions (Philly-minted would have no mint mark), especially in higher grades.

Edited to add: The stamp of the S mint mark may have just been the first step in the forgery process. Perhaps that served as a way to "hold" the mold of the S mint mark, so it would stay in place when cooled and therefore appear genuine.

 

[rodarian]

Thanks DDancer, i'll do that. That all sounds very logical to me WhiteTornado. I'll post both sides and see what people think.. Thanks all.