Copper Seal? What the...???

[Cannonman17]

Found this at a very old home.. it's about the size of a quarter, made of copper with incuse design and paper thin. What the?

 

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[Michelle]

nice looking....do you have shot of the back or is it plain

 

[Cannonman17]

It's an incuse design so the design you see on the front has been "pushed" into it from the back. So it's identical, one side "popped" out and one side pushed in.

 

[Michelle]

okay Im a dummy on the word....you are sure its copper?http://www.waxseals.com/stock.htm these are more modern

 

[Cannonman17]

Yes, 100% Positive it's copper... I live is sand country and copper keeps quite well over time here..

 

[Michelle]

http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/5/5.6/index.html just examples still looking

 

[diggemall]

cork seal from a wine or champagne bottle ?

I used to use my knife to cut 'em out rather than tearing the top wrap off.

Just one possibility

Diggem'

 

[PBK]

If it's very thin but hard (not foil-like) copper or brass— and if there is no attachment point on the back, where a shank/eye has broken off— then it may be the die-stamped "face" for a three-piece gilt dress button, with the front and back held together by a separate rim, as on "staff" buttons. Also, some wooden and composition dress buttons had medallic or embossed disc inserts; so, it could be from one of those.

 

[Cannonman17]

PBK, that might very well be it. It's not foil like at all, just very thin copper. Hmmm... makes sense. thanks!