I recently found an old-looking coin when hiking in the forest, and I need help...

[Reece]

...identifying it.? It has the same thing on both sides of the coin. It says "WAB" going around the top, a large "5" in the middle, and going around the bottom it says "LOCAL 20"

 

[BikerChick]

Sounds to me like it is a coin belonging to some kind of UNION - you know, like the Auto Workers Union, or Steamfitters or Carpenters Union - something like that. And it probably relates to years belonging to that Union. Type in "WAB Union" in your search engine and see what comes up.

 

[Alicia]

Take it to a coin store. They'll identify it for free and give you an estimate of it's worth.

 

[Magik E]

A picture of it would be nice, but it sounds like a tool token.

These are commonly used in plants and construction sites to keep track of tools. each employee has them and when they go to the tool room to check out a took they give the token to the custodian as a way to track who has the tool