🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Confederate Coin-Die / Coin Stamp?

[detectorFRED]

Metal piece with a rounded base and a short tapered stem; the base edge shows evenly spaced ridges resembling knurling or a grip collar. Could this be part of a hand tool, stamp handle, or coin-die-related implement? Metal piece with a rounded base and a short tapered stem; the base edge shows evenly spaced ridges resembling knurling or a grip collar. Could this be part of a hand tool, stamp handle, or coin-die-related implement? Wondering if this style aligns with Confederate or Civil War-era tooling?

Wondering if this style aligns with Confederate or Civil War-era tooling.”

Wondering if this style aligns with Confederate or Civil War-era tooling.”

 

[pepperj]

Metal piece with a rounded base and a short tapered stem; the base edge shows evenly spaced ridges resembling knurling or a grip collar. Could this be part of a hand tool, stamp handle, or coin-die-related implement? Metal piece with a rounded base and a short tapered stem; the base edge shows evenly spaced ridges resembling knurling or a grip collar. Could this be part of a hand tool, stamp handle, or coin-die-related implement? Wondering if this style aligns with Confederate or Civil War-era tooling? View attachment 2242205View attachment 2242203View attachment 2242205View attachment 2242208View attachment 2242207View attachment 2242201View attachment 2242202View attachment 2242204Wondering if this style aligns with Confederate or Civil War-era tooling.”View attachment 2242205View attachment 2242203View attachment 2242205View attachment 2242208View attachment 2242207View attachment 2242201View attachment 2242202View attachment 2242204Wondering if this style aligns with Confederate or Civil War-era tooling.”

Wonder what a wax impression would look like?
Pretty cool piece.
What's the diameter?
Possible personal/company seal is possible.

 

[Gare]

GREAT find

 

[Blackfoot58]

The first thought I had was that it might be a foot broken from some iron frame leg:
Sewing machine table, small coffee grinder, etc.

 

[ToddsPoint]

The confederates took over the New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega mints in 1861. They finished minting all the stock they had on hand with US dies. They then had a die cut for the reverse of the half dollar. They made only 4 coins with that die. No other coins were minted by the confederacy.

 

[detectorFRED]

Wonder what a wax impression would look like?
Pretty cool piece.
What's the diameter?
Possible personal/company seal is possible.

Roughly the diameter of a buffalo nickel

 

[detectorFRED]

The confederates took over the New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega mints in 1861. They finished minting all the stock they had on hand with US dies. They then had a die cut for the reverse of the half dollar. They made only 4 coins with that die. No other coins were minted by the confederacy.View attachment 2243429

wow. Are there any known pictures of this coin or possible related dies?

 

[l.cutler]

wow. Are there any known pictures of this coin or possible related dies?

There are many pictures of the known coins. The original reverse die was used in the late 1870's to make restrikes, I don't know if the original die is still extant or not. This is a die of the late 19th century to show what dies of the period looked like.