Ancient Unidentified Coin Maybe Mayan?

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michael8720 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 4:45 pm Hi. I got this money clip from family years ago and never knew what the coin is that they put into it. Any help? Note: I had to crop the image to fit but I'll do my best to upload a better picture * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

michael8720 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 4:48 pm Picture link- https://ibb.co/nhMpbm Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 7:07 pm Welcome to CCF. It's easier if the picture is in this forum, so I copied your coin below. (if that's ok) As for the authenticity, it probably is a copy since I don't think Mayan had any metal coins. But I'm sure the experts will comment below. Keep on looking and ask questions!! Edited by Coconutjoe 01/12/2018 7:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 7:22 pm @michael8720, first welcome to CCF. Second, I don't think that the round piece in the middle of this money clip is ancient nor is a coin. There have been several threads here on CCF about similar pieces, and the conclusion in each case was that the piece was made for the tourist trade. I'm thinking that this is what you have as well. By the way, the Mayan's did in fact have a metal-based currency as you can read about here: http://goccf.com/t/168278 "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
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 7:23 pm There were no coins in the new world until the Europeans arrived. The centre part of the clip resembles the Aztec sun or calendar stone. Edited by oriole 01/12/2018 8:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 7:41 pm Tourist item. Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 12:45 am Stick around Michael, We all will learn lots of things here.. there are numerous experts. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188101 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 01:08 am Welcome back! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
michael8720 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/17/2018 6:44 pm Bump Report this Post to the Staff
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