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Age of these two fishing sinkers??

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Found these forever ago, and these are the only two of this design I've ever found. They were both found in the same location. Any way to determine a date of these?
 

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You can still get them today, so no positive way to tell the age.
The depth and degree of oxidation is about the only way and that's a guess...

Did you fine them near water or in a field?

If in a field they may be bell clappers.
 
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Should be a number on it "3", "4", probably from around 1900.
 
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They were near the water, so definitely fishing sinkers. Or, quite possibly, some 16th century Warrior medallions.
 
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