Any way to ID this copper?

[testing123]

It's pretty much gone, but almost looks like a slight head outline. Maybe a King George III? Reverse is entirely smooth. Thanks for any input!

 

[Bramblefind]

It actually looks more like an ancient Roman coin to me. How much does it weigh?

 

[testing123]

It weighs 3.9 grams. But I found a Lincoln wheat cent in the same area, and it weighs 1.8 grams (wheat cent full weight should be 3.11 grams). So quite a bit of weight reduction.

 

[Bramblefind]

Are you near Canada? If it is about 25mm it may be a "Token of Esteem". Another was posted on the site before.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/238002-what-token-what-issued.html

This is actually a photo of one I have - no one seems to know exactly why they were produced. But I have a small collection of them b/c I like a mystery

 

[wstgo]

looks like a good candidate for electrolysis.

 

[Silver Searcher]

looks like a good candidate for electrolysis.

It looks like it has already been there, it's not good on copper/bronze coins.

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