Any idea what this is from ?

This came out of a hole my metal detector beeped on. It is a a reverse of what looks like and old nickel. The detail lacks and the backside shows no history of stamping. I know about the Civil War tokens merchants back then returned as change and wonder if this might be related to those coins. The date puts it in the 20th Century and I haven't a clue what it is. I'll post front and back pictures. One will be a flash and the rest natural light. I don't think the metal would take much stress....maybe a candy mold ????

Greg

 

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Its a 1901 Victory Nickel. I wouldnt grade it becuase there is not Reverse. Its value is about 5 to 50 cents.

OPS never mind, I got this and you other post mixxed up.

 

oldman

look closer.. its the reverse image of a 1901 victory not an actual nickel. I'm liking the theory of some kind of mold.

Richard

 

Greg:
Very interesting.
What is the size, especially as compared to a regular cent.

 

Here is a scale photo. The coin on the left was a another find. Did they make "chocolate" coins back then like you see today? I've never seen reference to them.

Greg

 

Are Liberty, the date and stars incuse or raised above the field of the "coin"? If they are incuse my guess would be that someone pressed a genuine coin into a slug using a vise or hammer. If they are raised I will have to put my thinking cap on to try to figure it out.

 

Maybe a hammer job. Someone could have taken a 1901 Liberty nickel and hammered it into any piece of metal - cent, another nickel, even just a slug - creating that incuse design.

 

That surely is a possibility. The design is a depression. The features are not raised but indented. I suppose one good clean blow could do it. Maybe someone with some foundry skills was playing around with a sand mold and molten scrap metal???

I remember how puzzled I was when I unearthed it and tried to determine the date.

Greg

 

lol I thought he just posted the pic backwards..lol

It could be a counterfit DIE or a should say a poor mans counterfit die or a counterfit from back when that coin was actaully spending money.

edit to add :
After looking at it more. Taking note of the marks on the back that look lke hammering marks. Im almost sure it was used to counterfit that type Nickel. Feel like selling it? Its a funny item.

Id like to inspect it more. If anything its just a slug banged with a hammer pressed to the face of a real Vic.