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hertzyinmn Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 05/28/2018 7:14 pm Hi, I was wondering any thoughts on this piece.It is roughly an inch diameter. Very odd with Crescent moon shapes in the center , It appears to have a calcification .Any Ideas .on this ? I am unsure of any inscriptions of any kind as I was unsure as to cleaning it. Maybe nothing idk * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/28/2018 8:00 pm Looks like a bale seal to me. What metal is it made of? Report this Post to the Staff
hertzyinmn Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 05/28/2018 8:03 pm It appears to be silver under neath , But maybe a lead mixture , I dont know .Im going to test it Report this Post to the Staff
hertzyinmn Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 05/28/2018 8:24 pm it is not silver I would bet a lead type mix with tin or copper Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34456 Posts	Posted 05/28/2018 9:47 pm Not a coin, but rather a curtain weight. We see these occasionally at CCF. Here is a link to a prior thread: http://goccf.com/t/302982 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/28/2018 10:34 pm That cross member is for sewing it in place, like a button. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/29/2018 12:34 am These show up here from time to time, Not a coin at all and surly not ancient. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
hertzyinmn Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 05/29/2018 09:08 am Yeah I believe it is a button of some sort. Must be old. Ok well we got that solved.Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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