Is this a token?

[fadetoblack]

Found this yesterday in vt. It was in a field that had been plowed last year. Looks like a face but in very bad shape. What can I do to clean it? Anything?

 

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[charlives]

Its hard to see any details in the pic but I'd bet its not a token, but a large copper. They'd wear coins as jewelry.... I never heard of wearing a token, but I'm no expert. I found many large cents/ state coppers that have been holed. Can you see anything on it? Funny, a few months ago I found a holed Vermont copper. Good luck.

 

[fadetoblack]

It looks like there is a face on one side but its very corroded, or rusted. Not sure it's copper. Thanks for the help :-)

 

[fadetoblack]

So in the what is it forum recon digger came up with this...

Pretty cool. Except for the dang hole! I guess people used to wear them as jewelry. Now I need to figure out if it can be cleaned up any better.......
Thanks again :-)

 

[fadetoblack]

Oh wait you said they wear them as jewelry. My bad ;-)

 

[charlives]

Haha I thought I saw the matron head in the original pic but I wasn't sure. It probably is as clean as it will get. Nice find, I like the holed ones.....someone took the time to work on that coin and maybe gave it as a gift.

 

[fadetoblack]

So where did you find your vt copper? Do you live in vt? I'm in Randolph vt

 

[charlives]

Nope, found it around my house in Northeast Ct.

Texas thinks they are the only "country" state.....haha, nope Vermont too!....and they minted their own coinage.