Mystery silver coin from under 200 year old Oak BUST QUARTER?

[diamondjim]

This is simply the most brutalized coin I've ever seen....

Here's the facts:

1) Site has produced other equally old US coinage, large cents to 1824

2) Site grades into what was a black swamp of vile harsh chemical conditions for 150 years+

3) Was found in the pit where 200 year old tree fell over...MASSIVE trunk 6 feet in diameter.

4) Coin chemical tests good for silver, despite it's appearence

5) Is the exact diameter of Bust Quarter 1818-1838: 1 1/16"

6) Weighs 96 grains, Bust Q weighs 104 grains. This is acceptable, given the amount of wear and loss this coin has experienced

Wanna play with bigger pics?

The big one:

http://jimisdarkstar.com/b1.jpg

50% size of that one, a bit more managable:

http://jimisdarkstar.com/b2.jpg

The back has even LESS detail, but a rim is still barely visible.

I THINK this may be the back of the bust Q, I see a couple of details that seem to line up...but as screwed up as this one is it could be anything!

One last fact:

I checked brit coinage, size/weight all wrong.

Anyone want to attempt to ID this one? What a kick in the pants...find a large silver coin in super old site and it ain't got spit for detail!!!!!!!!

 

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[savant365]

I am gonna have to agree with you, that coin has had a rough life. Good luck cleaning it up. HH

 

[Jeffro]

Whassa mattah you? Are you kiddin me?


That is obviously a moon coin. The little green men minted them from 1899-1899 1/2. they could never get the dies quite right, so they gave up. What'dya expect from someone whose home is made of cheese?


Hey, seriously- GOOD LUCK tryin to get an ID on that one.

 

[diamondjim]

Moon coin best ID I think this can get.

Coin appears to have reeded edge too...so I'm gonna call it Bust Q before I go blind staring at it through the magnifying glass.

 

[j2fun4u]

on the left is that a date or my eyes just playin tricks?
Jason

 

[CRUSADER]

Maybe its a magic eye coin. Look into it for awhile & the image appears