Help me ID this coin? Possibly massachussets 1788

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  1. Fabreezee

    Fabreezee New Member

    Can anyone help me ID this for me? Im not sure if its a coin or not.Thanks
     

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  3. Detecto92

    Detecto92 Well-Known Member

    Can't ID so far, but it looks like a counterfeit. Looks like silver plating wearing off lead.
     
  4. Fabreezee

    Fabreezee New Member

    Help me ID massachusetts possible coin?

    I cant find Anything like this around.Found it metal detecting.Does anyone have an idea what it is? Thanks alot !!
     

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  5. wiggam007

    wiggam007 Cut-Rate Parasite

    Looks like some kind of commemorative token to me. You can see the state flag on the obverse and you can see "Mayflower" the state flower for Massachusetts on the reverse.

    Looks like it has been in the ground awhile!
     
  6. mackwork

    mackwork Caretaker of old coins & currency

    It doesn't look like any MA colonial coins I've seen. Just guessing, based on the corrosion, that it's a severely corroded souvenir token made from a plated base metal.
     
  7. Fabreezee

    Fabreezee New Member

    Thanks!!I wish i could find a picture of it in better condition to try and get a date!
     
  8. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    You don't need to start two threads for this question.

    Your piece is some sort of modern token - possibly part of a set.
     
  9. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Looks like some kind of token. Maybe aMassachussets commemoration token of a colonial coin once minted. Keep diggin' young man, you never know until you find. :yes:
     
  10. CheetahCats

    CheetahCats Colonial & Early American

    Definitely a modern token. The strike, typeface, and metal composition are dead giveaways.
     
  11. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    It is a modern token The one side says Massachusetts it has a picture of the state flag, under that is the date in 1788 that Massachusetts entered the Union, The sixth state and at the bottom it says Bay State.

    I can't see much on the other side but at the bottom it says MAYFLOWER. The rims and lettering style are nothing like a pre-federation coin.
     
  12. Fabreezee

    Fabreezee New Member

    Thank you very muuch everyone !! Im sorry i created 2 threads because i wasnt sure if i posted on the right section.My bad again and thanks alot!! Bye
     
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