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Crow45 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/09/2024 6:01 pm Need help with identification, it weighs 11.7 g has 54 on both sides and I'm guessing it's silver. There's a pretty intricate pattern on it as well, measures 1/8" thick, 3/4" wide. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 06/09/2024 6:06 pm @crow, thx for posting something interesting. Is the damage visible on the first picture from this being dug out of the ground? If so, in which country/state was it found? Also, as to the "intricate pattern", it is a little hard for me to see more than just a number 4 on both sides. With it in hand, what else are you seeing? Thx for clarifying. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/09/2024 7:18 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 06/09/2024 7:30 pm If it's pinkish-grey in colour, then it's probably made of lead rather than silver; lead turns pink as it ages. Lead tokens were quite common in Britain and Europe up to the 1700s. Seals were also often made of lead; they can look coin-like except they usually have a hole running right through them from rim to rim, where the cord passed through the seal. 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
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15394 Posts	Posted 06/10/2024 05:57 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1761 Posts	Posted 06/10/2024 1:15 pm @Crow45 - Can see what appears to be a 4 on both sides, then Pareidolia takes over. Perhaps a long bath in acetone may help. Edited by Sharks 06/10/2024 1:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Crow45 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/11/2024 06:44 am It's a very light grey almost white, didn't wash it off much just give it a quick wash at the lake and stuck it in my pocket. The damage must have occurred long ago, it was barely visible about six inches out into the water. My father and I have been picking up coins, stone artifacts and marbles. Sometimes it is hard to get any fishing done. Completely agree on the paradolia, same here, think I'll have one of those acetone baths as well. I see a large 54 on the side with the gouge, the gouge cuts into the five and a smaller 54 on the other side, I'm confident that is on it but the rest I can't say with confidence. When magnified it looks like there metal stuck into it that's what is making the rusty looking spot. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 06/11/2024 10:48 am I don't suppose you've found this anywhere near a railway somewhere near the Canadian border? It reminds me very much of a Canadian railway customs bag seal. http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/mai...1&g2_page=11 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
Crow45 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/14/2024 10:07 am It was found in Missouri on a lake shore. The damage already there, there's still a piece of the item that damaged it in the coin, that's what is causing the rust. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94925 Posts	Posted 06/24/2024 11:58 am interesting for sure.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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