Old(ish) copper, musketball... and a what is it?

[GioTheGreek]

Greetings,

I went out this morning for a quick hunt.

I ended up losing my phone... and after 1 hour of hunting for it, I found it in the tall grass next to one of the targets I retrieved.

I was relieved after saying a mantra of "Cmon phone, come back to me baby" about 100 times. A small part of me didn't want to find it so that I could upgrade.

Anyway... I found a nice old penny, in pretty good condition on one side.

It's a 1917 Canadian One Cent. Thought it was 1907, but it's 1917.

I also found this fired? musketball along with this unknown item.

I though this was a tiny coin at first, but after looking on the backside, it looks like the remnants of an old button.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Mackaydon]

Great find on that One Cent. King faces right on 1902 -1911 issues (and CANADA is omitted on the reverse); King faces left on 1912-1920 issues and CANADA is shown under ONE CENT.
Don...

 

[Th3Offspring]

oval thing with slot in the middle looks like it belongs on a sword right under the handle where the handle meets the blade?

 

[GioTheGreek]

Right on Don, thanks for the info. For sure 1917 then.

And thank you offspring... if that's what it is, Im happy. hehe

Maybe I'll find the rest of it next time. lol

 

[xymox]

could it be part of a lock ? would a key fit the hole? nice finds

 

[kuger]

oval thing with slot in the middle looks like it belongs on a sword right under the handle where the handle meets the blade?

Thats what I am thinking too

 

[GioTheGreek]

There is a blackish crust on the backside. I can see through it in a spot and it looks like the coin is in ok shape under it.

Maybe I should peel it off with my swiss army knife.

 

[ivan salis]

whats it --- might be a knife / sword "guard" part between the handle and blade --keeps your fingers from sliding down blade when stabbing something with it --it also stops another persons sword or knife blade from running down your blade and cutting into your hand if you use it to parry their blade .

 

[romeo-1]

Yep...looks like a knife or sword guard to me as well...