Coin?

[shaun7]

Hello, I found this coin/token today! It appears to be made of Pewter

It looks like a blank disc, but you can see writing on it. It's 28mm across and between 2 and 3mm thick!

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[IronSpike]

Can you make out any of the letters?

It's not a button?

 

[shaun7]

Could be a button

The letters I can make out are LLE I think and they look more like letters round a coin!

 

[IronSpike]

LLE at about 11 o'clock?

Yeah coin/token of sorts.

 

[shaun7]

LLE at about 11 o'clock?

Yeah coin/token of sorts.

That's the one

 

[Silver Searcher]

Pewter Cartwheel

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[shaun7]

Pewter Cartwheel

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSS..WOOHOOOOO

 

[IronSpike]

Looks like a C,G or O about 2-3 letters before the LLE.

Seventeenth Century Traders' token

Didn't know some were made in leather.

http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/leisure/museum/museum_exhibitions/artfund100/traders_tokens.htm

 

[shaun7]

Looks like a C,G or O about 2-3 letters before the LLE.

Seventeenth Century Traders' token

Didn't know some were made in leather.

http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/leisure/museum/museum_exhibitions/artfund100/traders_tokens.htm

Seeing as they made tokens out of pewter, that must be what it is

Don't think we'll be finding many leather ones though

 

[Silver Searcher]

Commemorative medals were also made from Pewter, might be one of those

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[shaun7]

Commemorative medals were also made from Pewter, might be one of those

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That would be more likely with the size and thickness

 

[Iron Patch]

Seems very thick. My first guesses if a coin would be some type of counterfeit, or possibly a Tin Halfpenny. Usually they have pretty clear evidence of a square plug in the middle. There's not many halfpenny size so easy to rule out and is a long shot anyway. Could be tough to ID that.

I think being that thick makes me think something other than a coin but in this hobby you never know.

 

[shaun7]

Seems very thick. My first guesses if a coin would be some type of counterfeit, or possibly a Tin Halfpenny. Usually they have pretty clear evidence of a square plug in the middle. There's not many halfpenny size so easy to rule out and is a long shot anyway. Could be tough to ID that.

I think being that thick makes me think something other than a coin but in this hobby you never know.

It does appear to have a bust on it!

 

[Iron Patch]

Seems very thick. My first guesses if a coin would be some type of counterfeit, or possibly a Tin Halfpenny. Usually they have pretty clear evidence of a square plug in the middle. There's not many halfpenny size so easy to rule out and is a long shot anyway. Could be tough to ID that.

I think being that thick makes me think something other than a coin but in this hobby you never know.

It does appear to have a bust on it!

I've not seen any tin coins quite that bad but at least match up a Charles and William and Mary and anything else for tin halfpennies.

I think medal might be a better guess because of how thick it is.

 

[shaun7]

Seems very thick. My first guesses if a coin would be some type of counterfeit, or possibly a Tin Halfpenny. Usually they have pretty clear evidence of a square plug in the middle. There's not many halfpenny size so easy to rule out and is a long shot anyway. Could be tough to ID that.

I think being that thick makes me think something other than a coin but in this hobby you never know.

It does appear to have a bust on it!

I've not seen ant tin coins quite that bad but at least match up a Charles and William and Mary and anything else for tin halfpennies.

I think medal might be a better guess because of how thick it is.

It's a shame it's so crap, I got a great shot of it in the mud

 

[CRUSADER]

Commemorative medals were also made from Pewter, might be one of those

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agreed good call, now I've seen the size & thickness

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Hmmm. Unfortunately it's one of those friend.
I've got a bucket of em.
I should just toss em because every time I go and look at them I fall into this insane Loupe looking trance that lasts for freaking hours! I start seeing all kinds of stuff

 

[shaun7]

Hmmm. Unfortunately it's one of those friend.
I've got a bucket of em.
I should just toss em because every time I go and look at them I fall into this insane Loupe looking trance that lasts for freaking hours! I start seeing all kinds of stuff

I don't know what you mean, I've hit the jackpot here....I know it