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The coin appears to be a silver dollar minted in 1860 in New Orleans. The area around the rim on the reverse seems to be ground down in order to have a flat surface to make an inscription.
What is strange to me is the amount of "Honest wear" that seems to be on the obverse. I cannot see how it would have been possible to get that amount of wear from the time the coin was minted until William Pender died in July of 1863. Thus, I cannot believe that it was used as a : "Dogtag" by Pender himself.
My theory is that the coin was inscribed many years after 1863 as a form of memorial for Pender. If I am correct, then it is probable that it was done by one of Pender's soldiers as a tribute to him.