Coin?

[Garabaldi]

Is this a coin?

 

[baspinall]

Looks like you found an old copper. Could be a King George. No detail at all?

Brian

 

[Garabaldi]

No just smooth, found another also, but much larger. I also posted it.

 

[johnnyi]

Garibaldi, your first scan seems to be the only one of that side? It is too dark to look for traces of a shank and be sure.

 

[Don in SJ]

Hard to say for sure, usually when bent like that is a large late 1700s button and not a copper coin. Cleaning all the crud off might reveal some detail, nothing to lose on a piece like that. More crud removal might show where a shank might have been, or might show that it is a copper coin........

Don

 

[Garabaldi]

Posted a new image of the side that was dark.

 

[johnnyi]

As Don mentioned, there is a lot of diret and corrosion on that piece. Still if you look close I think you'll see a spot in the center (shaped like s. america0 which was where the shank was attached.

 

[Garabaldi]

Ok, I posted another image of a small indent. Do you think this is where the shank was attached?

 

[johnnyi]

No. It is in the center of the other side, (look closely. hard to see)

 

[Garabaldi]

I see it now and took another image.
In the middle of the image I see where there is a circle. I agree, button.

 

[traderoftreasures]

it looks like a electric box knockout to me. and the dent is from knocking it out. as well as the bend ?

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Hard to say for sure, usually when bent like that is a large late 1700s button and not a copper coin. Cleaning all the crud off might reveal some detail, nothing to lose on a piece like that. More crud removal might show where a shank might have been, or might show that it is a copper coin........

Don

Usually, but not always. Some of the thin counterfeits I have found are bent like that. It looks like you have found the shank on yours, so it does appear to be a button.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Hard to say for sure, usually when bent like that is a large late 1700s button and not a copper coin. Cleaning all the crud off might reveal some detail, nothing to lose on a piece like that. More crud removal might show where a shank might have been, or might show that it is a copper coin........

Don

I agree with Don... Possibly a "Dandy" button

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I see a smiley face. Of course I'm just kidding. But keep looking at that sucker and you'll see all kinds of stuff....It's called "Matrixing"

 

[Garabaldi]

4-H, don't eat the brown acid.