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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3120630, member: 10461&quot;]Domed button.&nbsp; Commonly seen on Australian silver coins of the WW2 era. (particularly sixpence).&nbsp; They&#039;d do &#039;em up like that, and then braize a loop onto the concave side for a shank.</p><p><br /></p><p>So it&#039;s intentional alteration (post-mint damage), and not an error, but it&#039;s very likely WW2 &quot;trench art&quot;, which is neat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Likely to have pretty modest value, but it&#039;s got that &quot;conversation piece&quot; aspect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I do not see any trace of solder or braizing on George&#039;s face (where a shank for a button would have been attached), it is also possible that this was made into a lid for a small pill box or something of that kind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Something <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/608483869/british-half-penny-coin-pill-box-snuff?gpla=1&amp;gao=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=shopping_us_c-art_and_collectibles-collectibles-coins&amp;utm_custom1=a65e9d0f-7634-46c1-9fdc-83b7a48ed598&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw9-HZBRAwEiwAGw0QcRqNvf-o-vn9jMaNtczlVt4xKain776TpW0wcpXsT4AjjIj5-56U_BoCEUkQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/608483869/british-half-penny-coin-pill-box-snuff?gpla=1&amp;gao=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=shopping_us_c-art_and_collectibles-collectibles-coins&amp;utm_custom1=a65e9d0f-7634-46c1-9fdc-83b7a48ed598&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw9-HZBRAwEiwAGw0QcRqNvf-o-vn9jMaNtczlVt4xKain776TpW0wcpXsT4AjjIj5-56U_BoCEUkQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">like this</a>, only the Etsy page I linked to is for a modern item done in vintage style.&nbsp; I think your piece is genuine WW2 trench art, though it&#039;s possible the alteration could have been done anytime from 1937-1948.*</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">(* This coin has &quot;: IND : IMP&quot; in the legend, which declares George VI as emperor of India.&nbsp; They removed that bit from the coins in 1948, after India had gained independence.)</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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