✅ SOLVED I only wish this was a real coin!

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I found this thick, plow damaged, piece of aluminum this morning in a farm field in Southern Ontario. Upon closer inspection, I noticed it had writing around the border and the date 1864 on the edge. There is an old piece of felt glued to the back, but I have know idea what this might have been from or when it was made. I'm aware that there was originally a French 1864 20 Franc Gold Coin, I only wish this had been gold instead of aluminum!

The piece has the words Brivio, Italy stamped on the border.

Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.

Dave

 

[bradyboy]

wow
Pretty cool
Likely mounted to a plaque ?

 

[BigWaveDave]

That's so cool... congrats

 

[Dug]

Don't feel too bad, quite some time ago I was up in Virginia with a couple of diggers at a get together before we went out on a dig. They kept talking about digging round civil war soldier ID tags. We went on our hunt and had been digging ringtail sharps bullets when I dug up a round crudded up brass disc. I'm out there kinda doing a chicken dance while trying to clean the disc and they are all giving me that SOB look. Turned out to be a 1904 St louis world's fair token.

 

[Plug N Play]

One of a coaster set ?



Vintage Empire Francais 1864 & Koningrijk Der Nederlanden | art, collectibles | Oshawa / Durham Region | Kijiji

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

One of a coaster set ?


Vintage Empire Francais 1864 & Koningrijk Der Nederlanden | art, collectibles | Oshawa / Durham Region | Kijiji

Very cool and right in my hometown of Oshawa too! =)
I just emailed the seller and made her an offer on these 'coasters'... now I'll have four!

Thanks very much to everyone who responded,
Dave

 

[relic lover]

the felt on the back would definitely lend itself to being a coaster

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[ANTIQUARIAN]

wow
Pretty cool
Likely mounted to a plaque ?

Thanks very much for your thoughts sanmateo, I only wish that it was an 'award'.
Dave

That's so cool... congrats

Thanks for your post Dave!

Don't feel too bad, quite some time ago I was up in Virginia with a couple of diggers at a get together before we went out on a dig. They kept talking about digging round civil war soldier ID tags. We went on our hunt and had been digging ringtail sharps bullets when I dug up a round crudded up brass disc. I'm out there kinda doing a chicken dance while trying to clean the disc and they are all giving me that SOB look. Turned out to be a 1904 St louis world's fair token.

Thanks for making me feel better about my 'drink coaster' find Dug!
Congrats on your 1904 St Louis World's Fair Token find... I like to say, "Don't question it, just dig it"!

Best of luck to you,
Dave

the felt on the back would definitely lend itself to being a coaster

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I guess it would've helped if I had taken a closer look at the material with my jewelers loop a lot sooner!
Dave

 

[ARC]

Now that's a weird one.

:/

Super cool none the less.

 

[pepperj]

The first text picture sure looked sweet, had the nice "dug" silver look to the piece.