Breaking the boredom

[Moneybox]

We've been home for months now and there's only so much maintenance and repairs that anybody can handle in one stretch. I just had to get out there. We've received our 40e permit back for a patch out east of Perth but it's still a six hour drive and with our big trip starting on 9th April we've decided to leave this patch until then.

Monday afternoon I grabbed the 4500 and headed for the patch of bush across the road. Along with a half a dozen bullets and a knife I found what looks like a coin. What sort of coin, I have no idea.

Any help would be appreciated.

We showed it at the APLA meeting tonight but nobody came up with an identification.

 

[Mikezoom]

Interesting find!

Reminds me of a piece of eight. Can you tell what it is made out of? Lead?

Will have a little Google and see what's out there but going from the picture it looks like a lead replica of an old Spanish silver.

Mike. ?

 

[rocketaroo]

reminds me of a bale seal

 

[AtomRat]

Very interesting. Kind of a chinese stamped token or coin. I couldn't come across much in searching, but 'chinese token tao dao bao' was bringing up some things that's looked similar and stamped

 

[Sandta]

Very cool
Interesting to discover exactly what it is

 

[silver]

Macedonian is what subconcious threw up.

 

[silver]

https://www.google.com.au/imgres?im...hUKEwjbg5HKhtnLAhWBkYMKHVO-DRw4rAIQMwhnKGMwYw
similar metal look about it.

 

[silver]

https://www.google.com.au/imgres?im...hUKEwjBzePUiNnLAhWjs4MKHXhxCWg4yAEQMwg-KDswOw
or this type.

 

[silver]

https://www.google.com.au/imgres?im...d=0ahUKEwjTpqXKi9nLAhVokIMKHcg0AKgQMwgaKAAwAA
or here.

 

[aussiefarmer]

Excellent will show picture to my father he has plenty of books on chinese etc coins and the like , killer piece

 

[Moneybox]

Thanks for the help guys.

I've taken a few photos as a comparison to the Australian 10c piece.

It's slightly bigger and a similar thickness.

The weight is only a little more than 10c as well.

I don't know what type of metal it's made from but it's not heavy enough to be lead.