what is this

A friend of mine found this at his new house he got and said I can have it

 

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That is a textbook example of what numismatists refer to as "a round thing with a hole in it."

It might have started out as a coin, but it's hard to imagine that it could be worn that featureless and still retain a rim, unless the rim was beaten onto it later.

How big is it, and how much does it weigh?

 

Its the same size as my large cent

 

It weighs 10.3 grams idk how accurate my scale is

 

I've read that there are blank planchet with rims is it possible that it is that

 

All planchets have rims. First they are blanks when they are puched out. When they are upset they receive the rim and are called planchets.////That thing looks more like some kind of machine part.

 

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Very plain to see a seated liberty dime. Oh with a hole in it.

 

That is a large cent planchet. With a hole in it. Here is one for a 1843 -1857 large cent from the Dan Holmes collection

 

Yeah I thought it was too because its the same size as my 1848 and weighs the same on my scale

 

Same size and weight as this one

 

To big to be a dime I'm new to this but I know the size of a dime

 

Do you think its worth anything

 

Could be a large cent planchet also more likely could've been a slug used in the period to pass as a large cent as a counterfeit

 

If its a fake they did a pretty good job its the exact same size weight and thickness as the large cent I have I'm not trying to argue with anyone just saying

 

The response from the gentleman in post #9 is as solid as you're likely to get. If he says it's a planchet, I'd take his word for it.

 

Maybe, but on the other hand its a bronze disk. Usually the issue with unstruck planchets is PROVING IT. Since its not struck, this is a lot harder than you would think. Without a provenance, its going to take a lot of work to actually prove this item was intended for US coinage, was at one time owned by the mint, and just never got struck for some reason. All of this is required for it to have numismatic value. My advice is to seek out a EAC collector and ask him/her how they would best advise you of authenticating this as an authentic planchet. Short of this, how do we know it was just not a metalshop project at the local high school? That is the suspicion you will be up against.

Best of luck Mike, and please let us know how it turns out for you. If it is an unstruck large cent planchet, you have a rare and very interesting item there.

 

My post was not an agreement because of personal opinion (I honestly don't know), but respect for the person behind it and the in-depth knowledge he has displayed of the type.

 

Thanks for all the help everyone

 

I have the utmost respect for the poster as well, and thought it was an excellent suggestion. I was simply explaining the difficulty to the OP in proving it is what we think it may be.