Rock with hole in center

[MEV]

Hello, can somebody tell what is this, they told its from the indians could be more than 400 years ago thanks........that peso is the size of a penny

 

[flinthunter]

Is the wall inside the hole rough or smooth? What area of the U.S. was it found? If you can get a picture of the inside of the hole it might help determine how it was drilled. I could very well be wrong but I'm leaning towards the piece being modern machine made instead of Indian. By modern I mean in the last 200 years. I'm thinking a small grinding stone.

 

[Deep Down]

Agree grinding stone bottom photo shows the grooves on each side for the key way "Pins" holding it in place on the shaft.

 

[MEV]

Thanks for your response, is this artifact valuable $$$$

 

[taz42o]

Maybe a spindle whorl?
Pretty small to be a grinding stone.

 

[Steve O]

Could be a wheel from a mechanical hand grinder.

 

[Larry (IL)]

This is a stumper. Being it is less than two inches in diameter, I would rule out a grinding wheel and a spindle whorl is a good guess but I have never seen one with a keyway...