This is a 5.4-ounce, 3" vintage advertising paperweight for the American Central Insurance Co. of St. Louis, Missouri. They listed their cash capital of $2,000,000 and were organized in 1853. There is no date on the item as far as when this is from. Directors listed are Sam'l M. Dodd. W.K. Bixby, John F. Lee, Chas. F. Gauss, Elias Michael, Edw. T. Campbell, Thos. H. West, C.H. Huttig, H.C. Pierce, Dave Rorick, Geo. L. Edwards, and Thos. M. McKittrick. The location of the business was on the ground floor of the Pierce Building at 104-106 N. Fourth St., St. Louis MO. The center looks like a celluloid pin back (no pin included), surrounded by a heavy metal decorative ring.