Really old silver coin found ? HELP !!!

[pl8man]

I don't know what this is . It was at a local school field about 4 inches deep had a strong +45 VDI on my Whites MXT PRO . It looks like a really old silver coin , but the VDI is not right for that . It is much heavier than aluminum and has the shine of silver . Looks like it says " Twenty Fifth Year West " on one side and the other side has a crown in the middle and the letters E B E L T A N ? Any help would be great . It will probably end up being a fake that a kid brought to school . Other finds were a 1948 wheat cent and a old Pine Wood Derby metal from the Boy Scouts . Total clad for two hours was $9.04 .
HH
Glen

 

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[CRUSADER]

Interesting fantasy piece I think, not an old hammered anyway, but still a heart stopper.

 

[Jublain]

Yeah search Beltane. Weird stuff..

 

[dirtlooter]

still neat find, had to look good in the hole. I was certain I had found a silver quarter or better this morning, I could see what appeared to be a silver coin in the plug but as I wiped it off, I realized that (a) it was too light and (B) there was a bust on it... a real bust on one side and a butt on the other! LOL wasn't looking for that! what a let down. heads you win, tails you lose... i'd really prefer silver to this. your at least is interesting and maybe of some value.

 

[pl8man]

Yeah search Beltane. Weird stuff..

Beltane , I had the letters messed up a bit . Thanks ! Here is some info I found .
Beltane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://history.westkingdom.org/Year25/MarchCrown.htm


Glen

 

[CRUSADER]

Beltane , I had the letters messed up a bit . Thanks ! Here is some info I found .
Beltane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The History of the Kingdom of The West: The Twenty-fifth Year


Glen

I have seen this type of things sold at these events.(I have a friend who had out his own type for a wedding piece to guests) It could be hammered (on a moder die) by a re-enactor. Very rarely they sell more expensive examples in silver, so you might be lucky?

 

[nscrcr8z]

That's very cool piece tho
Congrats
Hoping is silver!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Interesting 'fantasy' coin find Glen!
Too bad it wasn't silver eh!

Dave

 

[Argentium]

What an interesting find - Gaelic May Day festival - Beltane - Kind of adopted by the Society of Creative Anachronism -
(Good job Jublain on the Beltane connection !) Glen, did you determine that this is silver ?

 

[doninbrewster]

That's a cool find. Really like the fact that it has a hole like many of the Spanish silver pieces that are found.

 

[Agent Green]

Very cool piece.. congrats

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice price! Test it and see if it's silver!

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Love that derby car medal, that fantasy coin is really neat as well !

 

[DigIron2]

heart stopper for sure!neat medal.

 

[pl8man]

What an interesting find - Gaelic May Day festival - Beltane - Kind of adopted by the Society of Creative Anachronism -
(Good job Jublain on the Beltane connection !) Glen, did you determine that this is silver ?

I have not tested it yet but I'm thinking it's not silver . It's a bit flexible , more than silver would be .
Glen