Hammered coin or lead seal? need ID help!

[TheHappyCanadian]

found this unknown coin/token in a park in Coquitlam, west coast of Canada (penny for scale)

the area has some history, but nothing before the early 1800s


you can see a number 8 above in the center



edit: it is about 1/8" thick

 

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[cudamark]

If it's lead, it's not likely a coin or token.

 

[huntsman53]

What makes you think that it may be made of Lead? IMHO, there are way too many details on both sides to be a Lead Seal, so it is likely a coin and I would lean towards early Spanish.


Frank

 

[TheHappyCanadian]

What makes you think that it may be made of Lead? IMHO, there are way too many details on both sides to be a Lead Seal, so it is likely a coin and I would lean towards early Spanish.


Frank

I was pretty much just managing my expectations, since the oldest coin I've ever found was an 1899 V-nickel. the coin rang up on my machine as a solid 80 which is usually a copper penny or lead (but can be silver in this case!)

odd to find it in this area though so I thought a lead seal was more likely than a Spanish Reale. will post in the Cob forum to see if anyone can nail down the date range since the year stamp has chipped off