Cellar Hole Finds .. Possible Counterfeit ?

[thursdaythunder]

Got approximately 45 minutes of detecting in before the AT Gold started chopping up good tones/ targets (to the point were it's unusable).
I did manage to scrounge up a couple nice buttons, wedding band, and what I believe to be a counterfeit coin (or token)??. Please let me know what you think ..and if the reversed design looks familiar please LMK.
Wish I could give you a VDI but it was so chopped I almost didn't dig the target.

Thank you for looking & your help!

 

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[The Rebel]

Nice finds. No Idea on the coin thing but I flipped it for ya.

 

[JeffInMass]

The size and back look like a counterfeit Capped Bust Half. Nice finds, regardless!

 

[Salty]

Very cool find! Looks counterfeit, I love finding cool stuff like that!

 

[villagenut]

Awesome find....I believe it is a Seated half dollar..after 1866. Note the motto above the eagle.

 

[AU Seeker]

What type of metal does the "coin" seem to be made of, will a magnet stick to it?
It appears that someone made the "coin" by pressing the back of a seated half dollar into another piece of metal or if it's a very hard metal it could be a "die" for stamping coins, it has to be one or the other since everything is a reversed image.
It's hard to tell from the photo but are the eagle and letters recessed into the metal instead of being raised?

 

[thursdaythunder]

Awesome find....I believe it is a Seated half dollar..after 1866. Note the motto above the eagle. View attachment 2030576

You nailed the image villagenut ! I knew I'd seen that shielded eagle somewhere. Great job .. Thank you

 

[thursdaythunder]

What type of metal does the "coin" seem to be made of, will a magnet stick to it?
It appears that someone made the "coin" by pressing the back of a seated half dollar into another piece of metal or if it's a very hard metal it could be a "die" for stamping coins, it has to be one or the other since everything is a reversed image.
It's hard to tell from the photo but are the eagle and letters recessed into the metal instead of being raised?

Good evening AU!
Yes the eagle & letters are recessed into what I now believe may be lead. It's not magnetic, and it seems somewhat pliable.
I guess they didn't bother with the obverse.

 

[Aureus]

It's a nice find, congrats! I sometimes find these lead discs with coin pressed into them. No idea what they have been used for, I have a few that have both sides of the coin. Could be a gaming token or a toy. What I've noticed, at least where I am, they date mostly to mid or late 1800's

 

[thursdaythunder]

Thank you rebel for the Flip & villagenut for the ID !

 

[CRUSADER]

Poker chip is my guess or someone bored.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Interesting finds, the wedding band, the decorative buttons and the 'coin' made for a good hunt.
Dave

 

[Florida Finder]

Got approximately 45 minutes of detecting in before the AT Gold started chopping up good tones/ targets (to the point were it's unusable).
I did manage to scrounge up a couple nice buttons, wedding band, and what I believe to be a counterfeit coin (or token)??. Please let me know what you think ..and if the reversed design looks familiar please LMK.
Wish I could give you a VDI but it was so chopped I almost didn't dig the target.

Thank you for looking & your help!


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Awesomeness!

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Got approximately 45 minutes of detecting in before the AT Gold started chopping up good tones/ targets (to the point were it's unusable).
I did manage to scrounge up a couple nice buttons, wedding band, and what I believe to be a counterfeit coin (or token)??. Please let me know what you think ..and if the reversed design looks familiar please LMK.
Wish I could give you a VDI but it was so chopped I almost didn't dig the target.

Thank you for looking & your help!


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great saves and really interesting counterfeit. wtg

 

[Digger RJ]

Got approximately 45 minutes of detecting in before the AT Gold started chopping up good tones/ targets (to the point were it's unusable).
I did manage to scrounge up a couple nice buttons, wedding band, and what I believe to be a counterfeit coin (or token)??. Please let me know what you think ..and if the reversed design looks familiar please LMK.
Wish I could give you a VDI but it was so chopped I almost didn't dig the target.

Thank you for looking & your help!


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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[igloo777]

I'm sure you would have preferred it to be a real one, but that's pretty darn cool.