Copper round with Center hole?

[Treasure Monger]

Found this detecting today next to a rock wall in Massachusetts it's definitely made of copper, it was about ten inches deep. Any idea?

 

[ivan salis]

large cent coverted into a roofing nail shingle hole cover

 

[Treasure Monger]

It is the exact same size as a large cent so that makes "cents"

 

[Bruce R]

Early American jewelery.

 

[A2coins]

cool

 

[Red James Cash]

If there's a hole in an old coin it's more than likely there to sew it to clothing.There weren't always pants pockets to put your change in.Just as there always wasn't dictionary's.Words were spelled the way they sounded way back when.

 

[Rookster]

Looks like early jewelry to me. Congrats

 

[Roger Mn.]

Maybe a 1792 silver center copper cent . The silver center is still in the 10 inch hole.

 

[Anduril]

That quarter looks more toasted than the copper.

 

[ivan salis]

it was cheaper to use a old wore out large cent to drive a nail thru than to buy ready made roofing nail covers to drive nails thru to seal the holes in the roofs made by using nails to hold down the wooden shingle type tiles --the hole is in the center for a reason * to help cover the hole and keep water from leaking in --often holed large cents are found were old home of the correct era were at -- many times they were simply to far away to get "proper building supplies" and just made do as well ..old coins were often made into buttons , roofing tack seals and many other things like "whizzers" a two holed coin and string -- kids toy