Mystery holed coin?

[MackDigger]

I’m thinking it has to be a coin because of the fancy still around the edge but I’m seeing nothing except maybe some 9’s on the back.

 

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[Slowtaknow]

Looks early/pre American, i'll look in my coin book

 

[Slowtaknow]

Are those "9's" indented or on the surface? All coins that i know of don't have recessed numbers, writing, or pictures.

 

[MackDigger]

I’m not home atm but will check when I get back, thanks!

 

[Rookster]

Nice find.Congrats

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

Your find is probably a tool check tag, and would have been manufactured by a brass novelty works. The same brass planchets were used for trade tokens and tool checks, etc. The integrally stamped numbers is called "incuse". It probably dates to the 1870s at the earliest, and maybe no later than WW I.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice save. Congrats

 

[jwarner51]

I’d think it’s a tool check tag due to the hole. But it also could be a pickers check, what farm owners would pay employees so that they could buy products at the farm’s store.

 

[A2coins]

Tool tag I think also or tree tag