Need Help Identifying Coin | Brass Imitation Of US Gold Coin

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lnav83 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 01/03/2009 9:18 pm Edited by Sap 01/24/2009 08:51 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 01/03/2009 10:07 pm It's not a coin. The obverse is in the style of American gold coins of the date indicated, but this clearly isn't gold. It's also been soldered onto something at one stage; likely it was a button or cufflink. This thread had a similar item; unfortunately, the pic's been deleted. This Thread has a similar, but cruder, piece. 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
manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 01/03/2009 10:19 pm Could this be a Pattern? Very profesionally done Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 01/03/2009 11:12 pm I have seen lots of odd designs for variosu tokens but never a simple square box Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 01/04/2009 12:35 am I assume the box, and little circle opposite the box, would be where you'd attach a brooch-style mount if you wanted to turn it into a badge rather than a button. If that's right, then this piece would have been deliberately made as "imitation coin" jewellery. 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
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 01/04/2009 1:49 pm I suspect something sat in the square , was fixed at the solder point and rested again where the O shape is directly in line with the square and solder point.Like a pin clasp. Edited to add oops , shoulda read all the posts more clearly , Sap I think had it spot on. Edited by wetglaswegian 01/04/2009 1:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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