Coin? Im stumped!!

[GoingDown]

Coin? Im' stumped!!

I found this in the yard of a 1740's colonial home a few months ago. It's encrusted and been soaking in olive oil since. It has the edge symetry of a small coin, not a button. It might be copper but not sure. Several feet away was an 1880 seated dime. Are there US coins of this size? Should I be looking for something on it? Thanks for any help! GD

 

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[Montana Jim]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

So we are looking at about 14mm on this unknown... right?

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

heres an intresting link to the 14mm three cent american coin, but who knows, your's does not look silver.

http://www.coinresource.com/guide/photograde/pg_03cThreeCentPiecesT1.htm

just a thought...

 

[PHANTOM35]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO FIND WHATS UNDER ALL THAT STUFF. IT MAKES YOU THINK HARD OF WHAT IT COULD BE. GOOD LUCK FINDING OUT WHAT IT COULD BE. 8)

 

[l.cutler]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

It could be a foreign coin that circulated in colonial times. A French liard is one good possibility, they are quite small and copper.

 

[dugupfinds]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

Too small to be British, unless its Roman. 8)

 

[RKinOI]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

apothacary weight ??

 

[GoingDown]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

It's back in the olive oil ... unless someone has another suggestion!!! GD

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

If your like me... you have no patience for olive oil, but that's just what i would do. Leave it alone and see what happens. You have nothing to loose and don't want to screw up something nice.

And... I found lots of coins that were 13mm or 14mm so the possibillity is there.

 

[downindixie]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

Take a dental pick to the encrustation on it,being careful to not damage the coins surface.

 

[kd8hf]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

If the oil has been working, I'd put it back in for a while before I tumbled it or tried to clean it.

 

[Dharmacy]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

I would say it is probably a flat button with the shank broken off. Atleast every time I have found something like this it turns out to be one! Maybe you luck is better than mine tho!!

D.

 

[EARTHWORKS]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

I think its a button with a broken shank also.

 

[Michelle]

Re: Coin? Im' stumped!!

apothacary weight ??

yep