Looks like an 1869 Seated Half Dollar made of brass? with an iron backing

[tlh2865]

I found this near a very old courthouse in central Virginia and I have not been able to find anyone who can tell me definitively what it is. I put a silver dollar beside it for scale in the pictures.

 

[Molewacker]

Interesting piece - will watch for the experts to chime in.

Welcome to t-net!

 

[jeff of pa]

Wow that looks rough !

First of all Welcome to TreasureMet.

a Google search suggests there was a 1869 Silver Dollar
1869 Seated Liberty Dollar Coin Value, Facts
But it almost looks like a Counterfeit. (Not Silver) or a Burned Dollar to me.
I can't tell by your pic of the Reverse, If there is a Possibility it as originally Connected to something and ripped off.

Hopefully someone here can shed more Light

 

[1320]

There were some 1869's made of a brass alloy but I highly doubt that yours is one of them.

 

[DCMatt]

Horse bridle rosette.

DCMatt

 

[Isaac]

Horse bridle rosette.

DCMatt

Would've never thought of that!

 

[BosnMate]

I would have never thought rosette, but it makes sense, and I don't have any other answer except counterfeit.

 

[Bramblefind]

Cool find! It may be half of a shell card token. This one is dated 1867 but the concept wasn't limited to that year. I thought the design of the 1867 looked more like yours - also though here is another dated 1869-

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?similar=869424

Celluloid 1869 Circus Token-"Go To Grady's Circus"-Please Look and Read | #1788726351

 

[reale bill]

here's one that i dug years ago. ,my research led me to believe it was an advertising piece. the back had a cardboard disc with advertising on it with a celluloid cover.

 

[mcl]

here's one that i dug years ago. ,my research led me to believe it was an advertising piece. the back had a cardboard disc with advertising on it with a celluloid cover.

I probably would have hunted down the advertiser's descendants and exchanged all their coffee for decaf or something.

 

[tlh2865]

That definitely looks like the same thing to me reale bill, where'd you find that at?

 

[masterjedi]

Great find, very cool find... Is the silver dollar you put with it also counterfeit? It looks subject?

 

[jewelerguy]

here's one that i dug years ago. ,my research led me to believe it was an advertising piece. the back had a cardboard disc with advertising on it with a celluloid cover.

I think bill nailed it

 

[reale bill]

found in Maryland,Baltimore Co.

 

[tlh2865]

As far as I know the silver dollar is real, belonged to my great grandfather

 

[jeff of pa]

As far as I know the silver dollar is real, belonged to my great grandfather

I see the Silver dollar is an O mint.
I'm Curious what year though