What is this olden round thingy? (Not a Competition.)

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  1. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Yesterday, whilst sweating profusely, I dug a hole around 15 inches deep in quartz and clay to discover this....

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    Judging by the patination (and the gouge I put in it with my pick :p) its made of copper, but its highly worn so I cant see any identifying marks.

    Perhaps an eagle-eyed person may be able to see what I cannot.
     
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    I think that might be a hole at the top :D
     
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    was there as collar attached to it?
     
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    It's a Chinese slaves identification tag. Originally worn around either the LH wrist or LH ankle.



















    Nah. Just joking :) I have no idea
     
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    Mate, got some dimensions for it?
     
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    [​IMG]

    It also has about 12 notches in the rim. They only go around a third of the circumference.
     
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    34mm diameter and 2mm thick.
     
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    Trade token
     
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    Not impossible.

    The sufaces are heavily worn, but not completely flat. I reckon it is a stamped or minted coin, but a trading token is also a possibly.

    The hole and notches have been added by a person some years after the coin was made.
     
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    It looks as if the hole has been stamped with a punch and not drilled.
     
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    Looks like one of Spanners fancy pieces of jewellery that was misplaced and EM has dug up. Most likely lost it on a rally drive. : )
     
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    Oh goody!

    FS: Olden bit of Spanners jewellery.

    Spot + $200 + postage. :p
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I'll give you
    3 babanas & a stubby of VB
    If you deliver to my front door :lol:
     
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    May have been punched, There are marks inside the rim of the hole possibly more consistent with a punch being used rather than a drill. Not sure whether the burr is more of a sign of one or the other. Might have taken a few whacks to do it I reckon.
     
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    Lowballs own heirlooms. :rolleyes: :lol:
     
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    Alright than
    I'll throw in a WWII petrol voucher :D
     
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    Im going out for a while. Will get thingy weighed and report back.

    Meanwhile, here's another view that may help someone see some details.

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    The hole is so you dont lose it, the notches are days worked. chinese slave/dogsbody token.
    common before whitey decided to settle melb. common around portland early 1800s till f*ck nose

    would have found its way to the gold fields with the first chinese invasion
     
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    Alien star chart depicting the lunar cycle.

    Hole depicts full moon.

    Strikes on side depicts lunar cycle.

    Hold it up to the full moon and a message will appear.
     
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