Whirligig toys made of hammered lead musket balls or coins too old and thin to be of value have been excavated from early American towns, plantations and military camp sites. The buzzing sound of the whirling disk lent this toy its other names of “buzzer”, “buzzsaw” and “whizzer”. This whirligig is fashioned from a lead-free pewter reproduction of a Spanish Milled Dollar, a silver coin widely used during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Comes with information card and instructions. (No. 83312)