unknown piece?

olmanjon

Have no idea what it is. Game token??
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This coin is 9/16 of an inch in diameter.
Olmanjon

olmanjon

coachleonard

no clue on that one-- looks like what is known as a "Maverick Token"-- a privately struck piece someone made for their own enjoyment or for some unknown purpose

SaorAlba

My guess would be a 16-17th century pickers token, used by farmworkers to account for picked work and then redeemed later.

olmanjon

Wow-that is quite a range of what it might be. Thanks for your imput. Anyone else have a guess? Olmanjon

ColinCMR

looks like the top picture is depicting the Egyptian pyramids

lordmarcovan

Congratulations.

You have completely and utterly stumped me.

olmanjon

Wow!! To completely stump Lord M is another feather in my cap. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that it was possible. Anyone else seen these before?
Olmanjon

olmanjon

How about these?

ormandh

What is the host coin with the chpmarks/countermarks?

lordmarcovan

Middle coin looks vaguely Haitian, but don't hold me to that.

cladking

Ther third one is a cheap knockoff of an old Hebrew "coin", but probably old itself.

That first one has me baffled.

cladking

There are 44 scallops and (apparently) 22 dots on it.

Sapyx

<< <i>looks like the top picture is depicting the Egyptian pyramids >>


I agree. Perhaps it's a primitive souvenir charm, something not dissimilar to these ones.


<< <i>Ther third one is a cheap knockoff of an old Hebrew "coin", but probably old itself. >>


If by that you mean the middle coin in the second set, yes I'd agree - it's an imitation ancient Judaean bronze coin from the Roman occupation - the title coin on this Wildwinds page shows what real ones normally look like.

The thin one with the counterpunches... sorry, no idea. Best guess, a French base-silver sou, countermarked for use on one or more Caribbean islands.

BillyKingsley

Rob & Sapyx both stumped in one thread. I know I'm still new here, but WOW!

olmanjon

To give you further info since it is here in my hand and I can see it , the small one has what looks like a palm tree with the initials LN on either side of the trunk. The reverse side looks like some kind of evergreen tree with poc on one side of the trunk and kaica on the other side of the trunk. It appears to be made of copper. The larger coin is wafer thin and made of copper with two crowns stamped into it like a counterstamp. Have no idea what they are but sure is fun to stump the experts.