Found coin with metal ring around it

[meshakat8604]

 

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[meshakat8604]

Does anyone know anything about this coin?

 

[vpnavy]

1st - I searched Google and found Value of 1880 Silver Morgan Dollar...

The Philadelphia Mint struck many millions of 1880 Morgan silver dollars...
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2nd - I moved ya from METAL DETECTING over to TODAY'S FINDS! for more exposure.

 

[ajaj]

It’s a Morgan dollar.

aj

 

[jewelerguy]

was probably mounted on a belt buckle at one time

 

[PetesPockets55]

I was going to say it's in a bezel as a necklace but Jewelryguy's answer of a belt buckle makes more sense because of the weight of it.

You can probably see the points of attachment on the side of the metal.

 

[blugotti1]

sweet!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice large silver, congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I agree with Jewelerguy and Petespockets. It was either used as a belt buckle, or a bezel. Look on the back for markings from some sort of attachment that would have held it on, like a mark for a pin or solder marks for a buckle.

 

[beepbleep]

That's nice. Makes me want to go hit the old rodeo grounds again.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Nice find, agree it was most likely attached to a belt buckle.

 

[DetecTom]

Nice Morgan Dollar! Very cool