Any U.S. copper coins that were the size of a modern U.S. quarter?

[DiggityDiggity]

I found a toasted copper coin at an early 1800s farm house under the root of a massive tree. It's about half as heavy as a quarter and a bit thinner.

As stated in the title, I'm just wondering if the u.s. ever minted a copper coin that was the size of a quarter. The googlemobile hasnt been helpful.

I am soaking it in oil right now and will take a cotton swab to it tomorrow. Its pretty toasted but I'm hoping I'll be able to see some defining character. I'll post scans after the bath tomorrow. Thanks for your help guys

 

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[Mackaydon]

Looking forward to seeing the image.
Don.....

 

[galenrog]

Without quality images of obverse and reverse, any opinion will be speculation. As far as US coins, both large cents and two cent pieces could be candidates. Based on your descriptive age of the site, any of dozens of European, Canadian, and other coins could also be candidates. As I wrote above, this is only speculation.

 

[roygpa]

US Large Cent 28.57 cm in diameter
US Quarter 24.26 cm in diameter

 

[jerseyben]

US Half Cent.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Jerseyben is all over it. Half cent is the size of a modern quarter. They are usually toasted.

Hopefully the pics will give enough detail to confirm.

 

[DiggityDiggity]

Thanks for the replies guys. Here's some scans after the oil soak. Theres still some roots attached but when I try to take them off, some of the coin layer comes off with it. So for the time being, I'll leave it as is.

Showing size compared to a quarter
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Side 1
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Side 2
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[G.A.P.metal]

those attachments don`t work for me !

 

[DiggityDiggity]

wth. i go to insert image, upload, and it just adds an attachment link instead of thumbnail? #confused

 

[SD51]

I found a toasted one in PA. Thanks for the info, I bet mine is also a half cent. Just wanted to know the date of it since it was the oldest coin I have found.

 

[prolab69]

2 cent piece? half cent? merchant token? . . . it was probably something really really valuable, lol