Found old ancient coin, not sure what to do with it ?

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  1. According to the law, any such treasures you find belong to the canton. I therefore suggest you bring it to the closest museum or municipal administration. Also check the laws of your canton since they might be different.

  2. Archaeologist here. As somebody already said, it belongs to the canton. Would be great if you know where exactly you found it. You can google the canton’s archaeology and report or bring it to a museum.

  3. To have it identified, post pictures of both sides and give the size in mm. It loks like an old coin. Regardless of what it is though, it will not have any *monetary* value to speak of in this condition.

  4. Don’t clean it. First find out what it is and an estimated value. If it is valuable, get it cleaned and preserved by a professional specializing in rare coins. If it is not worth much, take it to a museum or doe with it whatever you like.

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