✅ SOLVED Copper pendant ID

[TN/SC]

was dug on a hunt today, help with ID.

thought it was junk, but the more i look at it the more i like.


thanks

 

[capt-zero]

Wild guess, but looks Egyptian revival from the 20s. Nice find.

 

[Retired Sarge]

How big is it? Looks like a fancy zipper tab!

 

[Sentrom]

Chinese bronze key coin

 

[Sentrom]

Oops, I ment it is a Chinese bronze spade coin.

 

[TN/SC]

How big is it? Looks like a fancy zipper tab!

I should have laid something next to it in the pic for size reference. My buddy found it so i just retained a pic. 4" x 1" x 3/16". It was found in southern SC around a place where plantation life and CW relics abound.

 

[nhbenz]

A Chinese spade coin is what it appears to be, but I believe the condition would point to it being a replica of such a thing, as these were from nearly 2000 years ago... But as always I could be wrong.

 

[TN/SC]

looks like a long square foot spade to me. this was masked by some trash and rang out when trash removed. it has some genuine wear traits on it and spanish cobs have been found here why not chinese coins. will do more research. thanks, I would have never got to here without help. I hope to give back one day.

HH

 

[capt-zero]

I'm pleased to be so wrong.

 

[kuger]

If it is,its the first I have seen dug in N.A,thats what it appears to be though

 

[TN/SC]

we have hooked another one for metal detecting. It was the guys second time out with a detector, Sunday being his first. He is using an old garrett gta 1000 with a 12" hothead coil. It was my first detector. I think he likes it. I managed to find dozens of shotgun brass, bullets and one round ball.

Many thanks to this forum and HH everyone.