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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mountain Man, post: 20967388, member: 94733&quot;]I&#039;m no expert, but using Coinoscope (free download to smart phone) I came up with: ½ penny - Edward the VI</p><p><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces162456.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces162456.html" rel="nofollow">https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces162456.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If that is correct, that would mean your coin was minted around 1551, which would certainly put it around the time the America&#039;s were being settled. Also, the metal is listed as &quot;billion&quot; which Wikipedia says: &quot;<b>Billon</b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" rel="nofollow">/ˈbɪlən/</a>) is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy" rel="nofollow">alloy</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_metal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_metal" rel="nofollow">precious metal</a> (most commonly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver" rel="nofollow">silver</a>, but also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold" rel="nofollow">gold</a>) with a majority base metal content (such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper" rel="nofollow">copper</a>). It is used chiefly for making <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin" rel="nofollow">coins</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal" rel="nofollow">medals</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_coin" rel="nofollow">token coins</a>.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>That is some find. Let us know what other information you find about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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