Anybody Recognize This Coin? | 1 Ounce Weight

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scubadown New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/15/2012 4:03 pm My step father found this coin on a Virginia Plantation. He thinks it is gold and had it weighed and said it was one troy ounce. I am skeptical but thought I would ask the experts. Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/15/2012 4:53 pm to CCF. It doesn't look like gold or a coin to me. Lets wait for more input. Looks like some sort of hall marks on it. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/15/2012 5:26 pm There is zero chance that it is gold, it shows signs of old corrosion from being buried but gold does not corrode. Due to the odd shape, I seriously doubt if it is numismatic-related at all but I really have no clue otherwise. Best guess is that it is a bronze/brass base of something, there is a hole along with a brighter circular area on the smooth side- an indicator that something else was attached to it. The bottom has some interesting markings that may be maker's marks. It might be the base of an old candle holder but that is just a guess. Report this Post to the Staff
scubadown New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/15/2012 5:41 pm Thanks guys, kind of what I thought. Interesting marks though. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 03/15/2012 6:53 pm If it weighs exactly an ounce, maybe it's a weight of some kind. Strange if so; a weight usually has the mass indicated on it somewhere. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/16/2012 4:06 pm At first glance, I wondered if it was a balance weight too. It suspect this was a part of a set of weights that nested within each other, such as below. The "dagger" and "ewer" marks are described here as British verification marks. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 03/16/2012 6:55 pm I'm with DVC. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 03/16/2012 7:21 pm , scubadown! Not gold, prolly a brass dram weight for druggist use. Report this Post to the Staff
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