Lead coin?

[Wayupnorth66]

hi All...Ive never found one of these til this morning. Im not sure if its a coin or something else. Found it in an old park. I cant see any marking on it(other than what i put on it with the shovel) I cleaned the black stuff off it.. Anybody have any knowledge of this?

 

[{Sentinel}]

Either a poker chip or checker/game piece made from lead would be my guess. I find these alot in Civil War/Colonial Camps My guess is that up in Wisconsin....it MIGHT have been made by one of the French trappers. but who knows for sure....are there any historical spots nearby that you know of?

 

[Wayupnorth66]

Either a poker chip or checker/game piece made from lead would be my guess. I find these alot in Civil War/Colonial Camps My guess is that up in Wisconsin....it MIGHT have been made by one of the French trappers. but who knows for sure....are there any historical spots nearby that you know of?

boy..thats a hard question..as ive only lived here for 28yrs now...lol...I really dont know. Other than iron mining ....and the original Ford plan less than a mile from where i found this....im really not up on the history here or anywhere

 

[N.J.THer]

Could it be a lead seal? Any marks on the rim?

NJ

 

[{Sentinel}]

Could it be a lead seal? Any marks on the rim?

NJ

Hold out hope...Game pieces seem to be making the banner lately

 

[Wayupnorth66]

Could it be a lead seal? Any marks on the rim?

NJ

nope no rim marks visable

 

[Wayupnorth66]

Could it be a lead seal? Any marks on the rim?

NJ

Hold out hope...Game pieces seem to be making the banner lately

but are they real treasure?...as some have questioned

 

[N.J.THer]

Could it be a lead seal? Any marks on the rim?

NJ

Hold out hope...Game pieces seem to be making the banner lately

but are they real treasure?...as some have questioned

If it is a game piece I would call it treasure...may not be worth much but it is a relic from a past time. I've seen quite a few flattened musketballs from American Revolutionary camp sites and I would rather find that then just a dropped ball.

Good luck
NJ

 

[Skelly607]

but are they real treasure?...as some have questioned

"if" It was a poker chip,,,,it did at one time hold value.Maybe just for a few moments but still. <------ My post is in quotes for some reason.

 

[baspinall]

Looks like the slugs we used to use in pinball machines

 

[dfx willy]

hey bud! im not sure what they are! ive found a bunch at this old area that was a fishing/picnic area. willy

 

[CRUSADER]

If this were found in the UK, I would have said its a blank Lead Token (found quite a few), most have patterns & letters etc,,
So, it might well be a poker chip or it may have been used as a early cheap token, used to record 'piece work' ie. a potato picker would be given 1 for every bag they harvested. At the end of the day they handed in their tokens & got paid based on their productivity (this can be used in many trades or labour jobs). Just a thought.

 

[PressedTrousers]

Lead token