Natural or man-made?

[jude061]

I found this on a beach near my house a few years back. It's thin and I thought I could make out small flaking along the edges.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

We need more than just one photo please. Some side views and views of both ends would really help. The outline says artifact but that doesn't mean it is one.

 

[jude061]

I'll dig it out and snap a few more photos.

 

[jude061]

base
tip
side
side

It's about the size of a quarter as well.

 

[NCPeaches]

The shape and size make me think of a gun flint. But is it flint and did they use other materials for their flint locks?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

My best guess from your pics would be a Scraper or possibly the broken Base off of a Stemmed Point.

 

[jude061]

It looks like local stone. I found flint ballast in the same area and it's nothing like it. A scraper or similar tool was my first guess. It's almost too thin and oblong to be a gun flint. It could also just be a plain old broken stone but it stood out among the rubble on the beach and I thought it was interesting.

 

[rock]

Its broken but yes worked

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Looks like a small scraper.