Did I find a piece of cut silver?

[Dan(NM)]

So I got out today and went to an old park. Running through the park is a ditch that was dug in the late 1700s by the Spanish. I found this about 20 ft from the ditch. It looks like it was cut in half. It is exactly half the size of a dime. Did I find a piece of cut silver? Only detail I can see is in the center top portion of one side. It reads 20-21 on the Equinox...41 on the Legend and 39 on the CTX.

 

[JimmyCT]

It’s a half of some coin denomination but don’t know what. Nice find either way! Nice merc too!!

 

[u2robert]

It must have been cut deliberately to be that centered?

 

[ronaldj2]

It very well could be Spanish silver. Nice find. No matter what condition , silver is always a good find. HH

 

[BigTony]

So I got out today and went to an old park. Running through the park is a ditch that was dug in the late 1700s by the Spanish. I found this about 20 ft from the ditch. It looks like it was cut in half. It is exactly half the size of a dime. Did I find a piece of cut silver? Only detail I can see is in the center top portion of one side. It reads 20-21 on the Equinox...41 on the Legend and 39 on the CTX.

Hard for me to tell from those pictures but a cool find none the less. I found half of mercury dime but was able to tell it was a mercury. In your case you need a better magnifier to see the details

 

[jim tn]

I can't tell much either, but silver is still silver, regardless. I am currently hunting an old golf course that is being renovated and not a hunt goes by where we don't find cut coins, cut by the lawn mowers... and they can do a darn neat job of cutting, too. HH jim tn

 

[Dan(NM)]

I think it's either a Barber or Seated looking at a comparison photo of the wreath pattern at the bottom.

 

[Ronstar]

I think you found a nickel…….!!!
Could very well be a Barber or a Seated looking at Dan’s pic, nice find!!!!

 

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

Dan,

I agree on the reverse being seated or barber. Never heard of US coins being intentionally cut.

 

[Dan(NM)]

When it popped out of the hole immediately I knew that it was something that had been intentionally cut in half. I sure as hell was hoping that it was Spanish

 

[MikeO]

Well, that’s a piece of 10. Much rarer then the common piece of eight. An extremely rare cut coin. Betting odds are you won’t find another.

All kidding a side. Nice dig.

 

[Dan(NM)]

Well, that’s a piece of 10. Much rarer then the common piece of eight. An extremely rare cut coin. Betting odds are you won’t find another.

All kidding a side. Nice dig.

Lol...I never looked at that way.

 

[bleeohio]

A half reale is smaller than a dime and a 1 reale is a little bigger than a dime and thinner I believe. Nice find regardless.