Please Help With A Coin Identification. Dated 1876 (Id: Jewelers Imitation)

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morpa New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 4:03 pm Hello, Please help with a coin identification: Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

Sharkman Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 4:37 pm This is not a coin. It has an obverse closely patterned on the Liberty Gold coins, But the denticles don't look right because they are too far from the rim and the rim is too wide (at least as compared to a photograph of the genuine article.) Heaven knows what the reverse is, but it has never been used on a U.S. coin. Most importantly, it does not say United States of America and does not say what it is worth. This is some kind of medal that looks like it was crudely attached to a chain or cord. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 5:06 pm We forgot: to the CCF Report this Post to the Staff
morpa New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 5:18 pm Thank you. I agree. But it doesn't look like hand made or custom made. too strange item... Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 5:23 pm to the Community! 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
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 6:32 pm Possibly an arcade or expedition token. It's not a coin. Edited by jimbucks 04/02/2019 6:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 7:39 pm I would assume that it's a made-for-jewellery imitation. THe reverse has a big sun-star, nice and centred, for carefully soldering on a central mount to turn it into a button or cufflink. Given the big grey blob of removed solder in the middle of the reverse, I'd say this did indeed happen to this piece at one stage. Or, you can do what a prevous owner of this peice has done, and just drill your own hole. It will likely date from after 1876, but probably not too long after - the style of lettering looks late 19th - early 20th century. 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
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 7:41 pm @morpa, there have been many tokens and medals made in the last 200 years, 1000s or tens of 1000s, made for many different purposes by many different people, it is unbelievable. There may never have been any documentation of who or what or why. I have seen many strange looking items. Report this Post to the Staff
Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 7:48 pm That hole doesn't look drilled to me. It looks more like it was made using some kind of awl as it is ragged. Also, it is in a strange location if you want the head to be in the right place to look like a medallion. I have seen coins with similar holes made to check if it is the same metal all the way through. I wonder if that is why this was done. Edited by Anaximander 04/02/2019 7:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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