Unknown Coin/Token

[Messick81]

My brother found this in the middle of a field. Can anyone tell us what it is and how old it is? Also, the value on it.

-Thanks for any help you can give us.

 

[Messick81]

Here's the back of it.

 

[72cheyenne]

Boy it would be nice to see the pics up a little closer. But for a WAG, I'm gonna say a carved up large cent.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

It's about the size Jason. Good guess

 

[AU24K]

Hope this helps...
Scott

 

[Messick81]

don,t realy need a value,but info and also if need closer pics you can click on writing at bottom of picture and open. you will be able to increse or decrese the pic to the size that sutes you. thanks again for any help

 

[BuckleBoy]

It's the bottom of an Egyptian Revival (1900-1920) watch fob. 8)

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,110117.0.html

 

[72cheyenne]

It's the bottom of an Egyptian Revival (1900-1920) watch fob. 8)

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,110117.0.html

Well I be, nice one BB.

Green check please.

 

[Messick81]

i would agree buckle boy but, it dos,nt apear to have a void where it would have been attached by an eye or a hoop it,s perfectly round like a coin or token of some sort. it,s also not the same markings on this piece.

 

[intimer]

is the edge reeded?

could have been filed off if broke to carry in pocket?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

don,t realy need a value,but info and also if need closer pics you can click on writing at bottom of picture and open. you will be able to increse or decrese the pic to the size that sutes you. thanks again for any help

I tried resizing by your instructions and this is the best I can do. If Buckleboys ID is not a match, we will never know.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I spent too much time on this already lol. This is the best I can do.

 

[thrillathahunt]

If you look hard at the top you can see where the loop has been ground/filed off. I think Buck nailed it!

 

[Messick81]

i will try to get a crisp photo today. you may be right on ,but i will try a beter photo thanks again you folks are quick.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Egyptian Revival is (primarily) an architectural style that references the visual motifs and imagery of Ancient Egypt. It is comparable to Greek Revival.

Although there is a long-standing tradition of Egyptian Revival art and architecture—the 1840s and 1850s saw a particular rebirth of the fad—in the Roaring Twenties the discovery of the treasure of King Tut's tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922 lead to a particular "Egypt craze". The 1932 movie The Mummy references Carter's discovery and further develops the era's pop fascination with Egyptology. The Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles, USA—often compared with Grauman's Chinese), now home to the American Cinematheque —is another Egyptian Revival landmark from the era. The Egyptian revival of the 1920s is sometimes considered as part of the Art Deco decorative arts movement. It was present in furniture and other household objects, as well as in