unidentified hammered coin, please help?

[mitchellman 0]

Hello

I found this coins in the woods and really need help working out what it is, unfortunately it doesn't have many details, just the E and upside down R with a dot in between. On the other side is a cris-crossed pattern.

Any ideas would be much appreciated, thank you.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Not a hammered coin but likely a medieval/post-medieval token: http://finds.org.uk/database/images/index/q/lead+token

[Coinery 1,157]

I think it's a homemade casting, looking at the ER?

Someone has created a mold, forgetting to mirror the letters, I reckon?

Is it an ingot perhaps? Is it heavy? What's it made of?

[copper123 1,499]

looks like lead to me

[Coinery 1,157]

looks like lead to me

I'll bet it's a home-made coin weight? That would be plausible if it's made of lead? Does it weigh perhaps a Sov or Half Sov in weight?

[mitchellman 0]

Well it seems to weigh the same as a pound coin + 50p pence together. Found it 5" buried. You guys know more than me about these things, it does bend ever so slightly so I guess it is lead. Just wish I knew what the E and R could have meant back then, assuming it is old.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

I'll bet it's a home-made coin weight? That would be plausible if it's made of lead? Does it weigh perhaps a Sov or Half Sov in weight?

Looks very crude from the blurry photos above. Intrigued to find out more.

[Garrett 76]

Could ER stand for Elizabeth Regina ?

i.e. Queen Elizabeth (1st).

[Colin G. 147]

Definitely a lead token, get plenty of these sort of things detecting. I understand they were used by farm hands as payment from the employer to use for buying farm produce

[mitchellman 0]

Thanks for your thoughts on this. Shame it isn't worth anything but it's only my 8th time out detecting so I guess that's being hopeful that I find something valuable just yet haha.

[Coinery 1,157]

Keep posting up your finds, it's great for everyone to have a dip at. Happy New Year!

[Fubar 80]

Looks like a lead sack seal to me.

[Peter 615]

Of course we all want to find treasure but equally I love finding history.

When we go to North Norfolk I try and find fossils and amber on the beach.

[Colin G. 147]

Don't get disheartened, I think these sorts of personal items are very fascinating, I really enjoy finding lead tokens and bag/cloth seals. Much more interesting than all those four hole buttons and shotgun caps!

[mitchellman 0]

Haha so true!

I agree that with every find, it always makes me think of it's history and the people that would have held it, otherwise I would have given up metal detecting by now. I'm glad to be a part of this supportive forum and will share any more interesting finds with you all. I have many modern coins but I wouldn't want to clog the forums with those as they are mostly pre decimal common finds.

Colin, yes shotgun caps are my biggest nuisance (