I found this metal detecting today and am wondering if this is an old broken coin. I'm thinking it could be a colonial copper coin of some sort. Copper and size of King George III Halfpenny, found at site that has produced coins from the 1600's The "coin" is covered in olive oil in this photo, like most dug coppers coins, it has suffered severe corrosion. Is this a coin or a piece of random copper?
my answer: not any more It does have the round shape of a coin though, did you put down weight and dimensions?
It has a pretty nice found shape but it feels like a potato chip considering the wavy feeling it has, I'm guessing it probably got hit by a plow many years ago. I do not have a scale but it is pretty dense copper, and like I said before, it is the same size as any Colonial Halfpennies which is 28.15 mm. It's sad how bad those coppers get destroyed underground.
I don't see any evidence of a shank so not sure if it's a button, it could have came off in certain way though. I was told by some people it could be a jetton, what do you think?
Yes, I have found colonial and relics dating back to the late 1600's, the day before I found my first Half Reale. I have found coppers including William III. After some more soaking I'm seeing parts of a design. There are two tiny parallel lines in one area around a centimeter away from the edge. I'm seeing what looks like more too.
May still prove to be a jeton, as someone speculated, as they can be the same size and weight and material of many coins.
