Strange Silver pattern Quarter 0

[Henri Charriere]

13 hours ago, Just Bob said:

I don't think your token is American. I think it is a French 25 centimes token. The cent symbol is a "C" with a "post" on the top and bottom. The centime symbol is a "C," often with a dot or dash under it. (Sometimes it is a Ces, or Cmes,) Your token matches the style of these French tokens:

 

Fantastic detective work! Now we're getting somewheres. And I see a counterpunch from none other than Howard Hughes. Not only have I never seen this before -- I had no idea they even existed.  (And your "scrawny eagle" makes ours, circa 1795, or thereabouts, look positively robust.) Nice!

[Hoghead515]

I wish I could look at a coin and see that much visionary in it. Those are quite some diagrams and drawings. Looks like 2 octopuses fighting each other in that little slash below the c.