Can any of you possible identify this?

I know, it is EXTREMELY worn but i got it for only 25 cents. It looks like a woman with a ponytail on the first side. PLEASE tell me if you can identify this, it is the size of a large cent.

 

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It's probably a British half pence from the late 18th, early 19th century.

 

No, that's an early US cent, I'm not sure what year or anything, but the hair at the left makes it look like an early US one cent coin. I'm sure someone else can do better than me though.

Not a bad pick up for a quarter!

 

Yikes bud... That IS bad! I started to trace what I THINK I see in the pic... not much of a help.
First inclination was to say British Farthing... or British Penny of some kind, but can't match up any portraits.

 

thank you all, it does look VERY familiar but i can't tell what.. and to BigTee44, i thought so too, i dont know though.. keep the answers coming though guys, each reply gets closer and closer to figuring it out

 

Hmmmm. What type do you think it is? To me the second picture looks like the reverse of a British H.penny. I think if it was a U.S. cent it would have the outline of a wreath or something of that sort rather than some type of blob. This is a Connecticut piece based of the H.penny and I think it will illustrate the point quite nicely.

 

i have the AUCTOBI version of that coin, and it doesn't match up.. i have no clue..

 

it does, however seem like it has the bottom part where the date it like that

 

The only things I'm saying is that there is no wreath shape and the shape is roughly similar.

 

ok this is weird now, if you zoom in on the other side, you can see what looks like it says either "39" or "89" picture of it zoomed in on the number is attached, let me know what you think

 

i know

 

The last digit looks like a nine. But no nine I have seen.

 

i agree... hmm.. *and the plot thickens*

 

come on guys, lets try to figure this out.. i have been looking and cant find ANY coins that look like it..

 

tell us the story behind it where you got it ect

 

What are the dimension and weight?

 

it is eight grams (but with how much it is worn, it is obviously originally more) and is 29 mm across, so it has a circumference of about 91 mm (but same with the weight, it is so worn that it was probably originally larger)

 

The size and weight ( allowing for the wear) seems incompatible with US coinage through the half-cent, large cent, and 2-cent piece as given. I suspect it is foreign ( not my area) or a token, medal, etc.

Jim