Small Silver Coin

[Fentonian]

Went out and did some scouting along an old creek looking for early pioneer cabins, found this random silver coin in the general vicinity that I keep picking up native artifacts. Hoping someone may have an idea on what it may of been. Smaller than a trime and thinner. Thanks for any information!

 

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[Silvermonkey]

Very nice finds fentonian! The native pieces are quite nice. For your little silver coin... I'm feeling stumped... At first I was thinking a very worn half reale. But the diameter of your piece seems too small.... Hopefully someone else will have some ideas.

 

[41Digger]

VERY COOL! HOPE YOU GET AN ID!

 

[Tpmetal]

Feel like maybe its whats left of a coin that was altered

 

[pepperj]

What is the MM measurement & weight?

 

[michael NY]

Went out and did some scouting along an old creek looking for early pioneer cabins, found this random silver coin in the general vicinity that I keep picking up native artifacts. Hoping someone may have an idea on what it may of been. Smaller than a trime and thinner. Thanks for any information!
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Nice finds coin is a Trime

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Great find !
At first I also thought it was a very worn Half Reale but the size is wrong ?
Good luck with the ID !

 

[mjb Mike]

yep its a trime they are hard to find

 

[NHBandit]

yep its a trime they are hard to find

He's asking about the coin on the Left. The Trime is there for size comparison

 

[ticndig]

In my opinion the one on the left is a button.

 

[Fentonian]

In my opinion the one on the left is a button.

I would agree with you but there is no indication of a shank ever being attached to it.

 

[ticndig]

I would agree with you but there is no indication of a shank ever being attached to it.

I see no indication of any writing , design or date.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'm going with a worn Spanish Half Reale.

 

[Fentonian]

What is the MM measurement & weight?

It is 12.5 mm (.492”)in diameter and about 1mm thick.. (.021”), as for the weight, I don’t have a scale sensitive enough to weigh but I would guess around .6 of a gram.
Thanks

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Well, now that is interesting. I don't think the US ever produced a coin that size. Even a half reale is still 18mm in diameter. Obviously it is quite worn down, so it is hard to say the original size, but probably in the 12-13 mm range. My guess is it is some kind of European/Middle Eastern coin from the late 1600s-1700s. But that is really just a guess. It could even be a blank that was going to be used in counterfeiting.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Also, based purely on the volume and the assumption that it is silver, it should weight about 1.2-1.3 grams

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Nice finds coin is a Trime

I was wondering if that was what it might be...I would love to find a trime...

 

[Bramblefind]

It may be impossible to ever know what it is, but a UK 1 1/2 pence of William IV and Victoria is about that size.

1½ Pence - Victoria, United Kingdom

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[ModernMiner]

Congrats on your finds. 👍
Interesting post.
MM

 

[Digger RJ]

Went out and did some scouting along an old creek looking for early pioneer cabins, found this random silver coin in the general vicinity that I keep picking up native artifacts. Hoping someone may have an idea on what it may of been. Smaller than a trime and thinner. Thanks for any information!
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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!! Could the Silver be a wiped Half Dime?