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Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,552 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 20, 2019 9:35AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Any information is appreciated.
The only lettering I see is ‘GILT’.
The center seems to be plugged with a different colored metal.
I don’t see anything on the reverse, so it was either uniface, or worn/rubbed off.
The diameter and thickness is comparable to a US Lincoln cent.


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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,463 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It might have once been a button.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,552 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    It might have once been a button.

    That never occurred to me, but I suppose that is very possible.
    I wonder if it was mounted in clasp for attaching to material.

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely a button. You might ask on the metal detecting forum, buttons are a common find and are pretty well studied.

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