✅ SOLVED DOUBLOON, Very Thick....fantasy piece, or ?

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Pretty sure it is not a coin in any way, but was wondering if maybe a coin weight, or anything else.

Weight 26.31 grams, 27.4 mm diameter, 6.1 mm thick, which makes it very thick as far as most coins go.

It does appear quite old, one side pretty much toast, so while I thought fantasy piece, how long have they been making those ?

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[Bramblefind]

That is really cool! I bet it is a coin weight. I couldn't find it exactly but I found others with "Doubloon" on them-

KIRK LONDON DOUBLOON COIN WEIGHT 1749 (01/08/2012)

Also some listed here - but no pics:

American Numismatic Society Collection Database: Browse Collection

And you might find this interesting - I did

Mid-Island Coin Club: The Regina Centennial Dollar, 1982.

 

[Silver Searcher]

If it's the same weight of said coin, then it's a coin weight. Nice and interesting find anyway.

SS

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Well it is only slightly light for the correct weight...I suppose that "could" be due to some corrosion ? About a half gram light of an 8 escudo.

 

[Iron Patch]

A neat early coin weight is still on my want to find list. So looks good to me.

 

[CRUSADER]

Well it is only slightly light for the correct weight...I suppose that "could" be due to some corrosion ? About a half gram light of an 8 escudo.

Yes, ground found coin weights are nearly always under weight. Its been IDed correctly:

It was produced in about 1750 at a weight of 416 grains or 26.956 grams (so not much lost)

On the reverse (now blank) it had:
Dw. Gr
17:8

It was for the Spanish Doubloon or 4 Pistols as it was known. Made in the UK for the Colonies.