help on this lead token please

[john46]

found in the uk, just over 3cm in diameter, any help on what year it maybe from, and what it was used for.

 

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[DCMatt]

Musket ball game piece. Hard to date it. It looks like it was a round ball, not a minie.



This one is from the American Civil War. Likely a poker chip.

DCMatt

 

[coachbedford]

since this is a UK find, I would say there is still chance it is a musket ball flattened into a poker chip, but I tend to think that was more common in the U.S (Spanish presidios, Civil War camps). In the UK though, very crude lead tokens were made from the medieval period to the early 19th century so my bet is that this lead piece could date anywhere from the 1200s to the 1700s.

 

[sutphin]

DANG , LOST THE REPLY TO THIS ONE. 1200-1700S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Cool find...is it a lead seal ?