Hello. I found this recently metal detecting and can't identify it for the life of me. I found near a couple King Georgies so I'm guessing 1700's...The only thing I can make out on it is a tiny V or U . I'm from MA if it makes a difference.
Craz: Nice find. I have a number of these UFO's (Unidentified Found Objects)... and yours may be another. Without some form of lettering or design it'll be a mystery forever.
I like working on the barely identifiable coins, but this one is beyond me. Usually there is at least a hint of the portrait outline. It's far thinner than most coins, so that may help or just be the result of too much time buried.
I figured it would be a lost cause. Someone told me they thought it was : http://coinauctionshelp.com/frenchne...1709-1760.html But I don't think so as I believe there was silver in that.
crazy: 1) the link is NG; 2) whoever said that it was a French coin has a better imagination than I have.
^^I'm sure it started out thicker, but like you said in an earlier post, it has had too much time buried. I wonder of one of the grading services would be able to attribute it? Btw, Marshall, that is an AWESOME avatar picture.
I believe it is most probably a North American French Colonies specimen. Judging from the thickness of the planchet, a French Colonies example was the first to come to mind for me. As I am unable to make-out the obverse of the specimen, however, it is most probable to be either be a Mousquetaire or a Sou Marque, as both are similar in size to a U.S. quarter, and both are billon coinage. Billon coinage is made from an alloy of copper and silver; your specimen appears to have silver in it judging from the corrosion. Here are two specimens from my collection: 1710AA Mousquetaire (30 Deniers) - Paris Mint 1739 Sou Marque (24 Deniers) - Perpignan Mint Perhaps you could post its weight and diameter (in mm)? - CheetahCats
