Slave Tag found in Virginia ? Need help finding out WHAT this is ?

[T Hunter]

A friend found this token/tag today in central Virginia.This is the size ofa 50 cent piece and seems to be copper.Thank you ! Any Ideas?

 

[Turbo21]

It's a tool tag. I have found hundred of them. Also used to mark trees and used in coal mines

 

[BosnMate]

Not a slave tag.

 

[Turbo21]

Here is the pile of them I found last year
(center of pic)

 

[T Hunter]

Does yours have the same name ?

 

[Mud Hut]

Do a Google search for: Strange & Payne, Mercer, Pa

 

[T Hunter]

Thanks everyone for all the info !!