shotgun casing ID, smashed penny maybe??

[RJH02]

Hi, Today Relichunters and I hunted close to our local Civil War skirmish site, after the skirmish the Union army marched down an old road so they could burn the covered bridge and the mill next to it. About 100 yds or so from the old road I found this smashed penny looking thing(which it may be)its very thin and I can kinda see a horsehead on it but I dont know. I also found a few UMC shotgun shells and then this one with US and DEFIANCE on it, any ideas on them? Thanks for looking.

 

[jdsarasin8194]

deformed large copper?

 

[RJH02]

The casing is from the US cartridge co and dates between 1864-1938.

 

[taz42o]

Reminds me of one of the pennies after we put them on railroad tracks as kids, they sometimes got that oblong shape.

 

[Monty]

I think it definately is a RR smasehd coin. Kids who live near a RR track often put them on the track with the same results. Monty

 

[IronSpike]

Agree on the RR track coin

 

[RJH02]

I agree with the RR penny. It must have fallen out of somebodys pocket at some time as there isnt a RR anywhere near where it was found, at least not in the recent past. Thanks