Need Help Identifying An Indian Head Object

Thanks for your response and suggestions. This was picked up at an estate sale here in Florida and I don't know a thing about the age. I thought it might be an anniversary item put out around the 100th anniversary of that coin? But it seems newer to me. I can't find another one anywhere online. It weighs about an ounce

I'm thinking the same direction as Finn235. See the ring thing attached to the top? It looks like it was meant to be hung somewhere. 100th anniversary of the Indian Head cent would be 1959, so it seems unlikely that this was a commemorative medal of sort.

I would hang one of these on a wall somewhere in my house as a decorative object.

Did some more poking around and still can't find an exact match although I did find some similar oversized novelty Indian Head cent ornaments. As an example:

http://www.cafepress.com/+ihc_ornam...t=search-pla

What interests me is the facial features... I would expect a better replication of the original's design from an ornament like this. The facial features alone seem to indicate that this ornament was at least designed by hand, if not also made by hand. There's a good chance this is an Etsy (or similar) product.

Still, I would highly doubt that this is even as much as 20 years old. The date is unimportant... 1864 is one of the less common dates in the series, but was probably chosen for "antique" and "civil war" appeal. "Antiques" dealers generally care more about eye candy rather than genuine numismatic interest.

As a ballpark figure, I'd say you're looking at a Christmas ornament that originally retailed for $10-25 if mass produced, or $25-35 if handmade. If it was mass produced, you should see some indication of the company that produced it, or at least where it was made.