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I found this item while detecting a gold field at Chapel Hill, South Australia. The first diggings there were in 1852. It measures approx 35mm at it's widest point and 20mm high. Weight is 33.55 grams. The edge is rounded and smooth. It feels like lead in the hand. I'm seeing an alien or a dog, depending on the orientation. It was down in clay about 125mm (5" in in the old measurments), but so was a lot of other junk. Anyone care to hazard a guess?     The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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United States
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Maybe part of an old curtain weight?  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Australia
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What ever it is, I think it maybe from Asia, China.
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Australia
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It's definitely ancient, maybe Japanese too  |
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Australia
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Japan visited Australia 1890 and onwards and China 40-50 years ago.
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Maybe part of an old curtain weight? Would never have thought that, but given the weight it is a valid thought. Thanks for the input If you look at the second image, well...when I look at it...I see a stylized dog sitting, minus the top of chest and head. Maybe an old dog registration medal.... but more than an ounce of lead would be over the top.  Look at the first image and I see a crazy alien with hands up. I should probably get out more.... The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Australia
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This one I haven't seen on Japan or Chinese coins,could be a token but I check other similar countries first if it is a coin.  |
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Australia
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I'm not seeing it as a coin. It's either lead or an amalgam, solder maybe. That makes me think it has been made in a mould. We used to do that as kids. We'd push a plastic tiki into wet soil, then heat up lead in a tin can over a fire and pour it into the depression.
Luckily my world won't stop spinning if the answer never comes. Still would be nice to know. Thanks for the suggestions.
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Australia
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I wonder if anyone has seen this before that's all I can say.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Well someone did....then they lost it or the dog bit it in half!
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Australia
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Yeah, sorry, not really seeing any evidence that this item qualifies as something "numismatic". Might be just a piece of scrap lead, left over from somebody making lead objects.
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
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Thanks Sap, that's the beauty of the identification forum. If you don't enquire, you'll never know.
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Posted 09/09/2022 08:38 am
