Poker chips

[jimzz977]

I found these at street tearout in old downtown, I believe to be fatten minie balls , I heard that soldier's fatten minie ball and use them as poker chips, true

 

[Davers]

IMHO

You may be right that they are 'flattened' Minnie Balls but they could be made from another bullet type

44-70 , 45-70

The 'cool' long one really reminds me of a "Cowboy" caliber.

I could be wrong , If I recall right , I think you have dug other Civil War era Relics at one or 2 of your sites ?

Nice finds none the less.

 

[Terry Soloman]

They also flattened bullets to melt them into different caliber sizes. Nice finds!

 

[Tnmountains]

I always thought poker chips or checkers but it makes a lot of sense to flatten it out to cut off a section to pour another sized round. I have seen them made into sinkers as well.

 

[jimzz977]

Ya , Dug some eagle I buttons in same area