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Archon New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 1:37 pm Found along a river in ontario, canada. There were americans in the area during the war of 1812(kentucky cavalry/ohio militia. I'm purely speculating& Thank you Edited by Archon 07/19/2022 1:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 3:01 pm I'm thinking jewelry piece made as a dangle for a bracelet or earring. Edited by Conder101 07/19/2022 3:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 3:13 pm @arc, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with @con that you have a piece of jewelry there. The single design, raised on one side and incuse on the other is the giveaway for me. "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
jbuck Moderator United States 187792 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 3:24 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
Archon New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 4:26 pm I was way off! Does anyone know what year roughly or period? Is it american? Thank ypu Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21589 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 4:36 pm It looks fairly modern. If it was from 1812, and found by a river, it would certainly show some corrosion. I can't see any value in it. Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 6:33 pm Looks like a charm struck somewhat recently judging from the condition. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 6:47 pm Wearing coins for jewellery was fashionable in the mid to late 1800s. Gold eagles for pendants, half-eagles as ear-rings, silver half-dimes as cufflinks, that sort of thing. If you couldn't afford to use real coins as jewellery, but wanted to keep the look, you bought cheap imitation coins to use instead. So if you want a classification, I'd call it a "costume jewellery piece". As for origin, the stars around the portrait push it towards looking like American Liberty, but the portrait itself with the wreath looks to me more like a young Queen Victoria, as seen on Canadian coins and British gold sovereigns. So I suspect the manufacturer was aiming for a "target market" to both Americans and Canadians. Best guess as to vintage: 1850-1880. 1920s at the very latest; coin-jewellery was well out of fashion by then. 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
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