A Dandy of a Dandy Button and My First CW Token!

[Erik in NJ]

Hunted an 1880's property with permission that obviously has some prior history. My second target on Saturday was my first CW store card/token (not many found in NJ).....thought it was an IH with a hole thru it, but it's got writing around the outside that I can't quite make out (I see RANCZ and a date of 1863 at the bottom, design on other side) ......can anyone id it?

Bit later dug this gorgeous Dandy Button that is gilded and has amazing detail. Must have been straight on edge as pinpointing was way off and I rarely miss, nicked it a bit on back as it was very hard to locate even with X-1 (thank God I only touched the back of it).

Other finds not posted are what appears to be the bowl of a pewter spoon.

 

[teleman2525]

nice finds sorry no info on them

 

[TokenDigger]

Your Civil War token might be a patriotic token. The were two varieties with "REMEMBRANCE OF 1863" The OF on yours is missing due to the hole. You might be seeing the end part of RANCE as RANCZ. The other side can be a number of other things but it is tough to tell since yours is missing so much due to the hole. I don't have a picture of the Remembrance side but maybe you can find something on the Internet (maybe eBay) and compare it to yours. This is Fuld number 244 or 245 (George and Melvin Fuld wrote the book on Civil War tokens). That button is nice too. WTG

 

[Erik in NJ]

Thanks TokenDigger! Awesome id!! I'm sure you're correct in that the first two letters look like "RE" and I can see a pair of M's. I was hoping the hole was part of the token LOL! Thought it was a washer when I dug it (prob used as one )....don't come across too many CW tokens or tokens for that matter in these parts - so for me it was a treat! Button looks like 1700's to me and one of the nicer Dandys I've dug.

Thanks again for your quick id!!

 

[Erik in NJ]

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[Dave-IL]

Nice button Erik. The token is a great find too.,

 

[Erik in NJ]

Thanks Dave! Your two 2-centers in same day were awesome - I have two too, but about 10 years apart!

 

[Hotcz70]

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Very sweet button and token my friend.

Probably some more goodies there...and you might as well be the one to find 'em.

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

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[Erik in NJ]

Thanks for the kind words. That mouse episode was hilarious - perhaps my favorite!!

 

[Erik in NJ]

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[deeponedge]

I love them old tokens Erik. That colonial era button has some excellent detail for being in the ground so long.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Hi Darrell! Thanks so much for your comments. I love old tokens too -- unfortunately I don't find very many in these parts so this was treat. Yes, the dandy button is surprisingly ornate - must have been a real beauty when it was new. Best, Erik

 

[GunnarMN]

tree, mend us , find

 

[Erik in NJ]

Hey Gunnar -- you may want to lay off the sauce while posting!

 

[Erik in NJ]

The token has been id'ed by TokenDigger (thanks!) as a Civil War patriotic token. The obverse reads "REMEMBRANCE of 1863". I'd hoped the hole was part of the token, but it is not. It was unfortunately holed for some reason.