More weekend finds from a yankee camp :yikes:

[jfready35]

Had a offer to get out and hunt this saturday with a couple of good friends....We had an awesome time as you could tell by the pictures, Relics were plentiful thanks to the Minelab 705 and the T2 and the weather was amazing. Between the two of us we managed to get a few things. We dug 7 Eagle buttons, 2 -69 Cal bullets,a colt 36 cal pistol bullet, a couple shot 3 ringers,a union token, a belt tensioner (which is not in the pictures, I left it in pete's truck) a pewter button, a pocket watch key, and some Misc brass. We were told the huge brass nails were proabably from a ship?? Thanks Pete for inviting us.. Looking foward to doing it again soon..

 

[2000nkb]

Google General Dix. May give some info. on the name in the center of the token.

 

[SlickT]

Nice Eagle buttons and Token !!!!

 

[jfready35]

Among the best-known varieties of patriotic tokens are the so-called "Dix tokens." They are named for John Adams Dix, who served as Secretary of the Treasury in 1861. In a letter from Dix to a revenue cutter captain, Lieutenant Caldwell, he orders Caldwell to relieve another cutter captain of his command for refusing an order to transfer from New Orleans to New York. The letter ends with the following sentence: "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." The quote found its way to a number of patriotic tokens, albeit with a slightly modified wording ("haul down" is usually replaced by "tear it down").

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Great job. Nice buttons. CCH

 

[FrankieG.]

Nice finds, looks like a great site! I found an item similar to what you have here. I found mine in an area where I found items dating to the mid 1850's to early 1900's, plus US Cavalry bit boss. Any ideas of what this is?

 

[ngrelic]

Harmonica or squeeze box reed???

 

[jfready35]

n/t

 

[Crispy Critter]

Harmonica or squeeze box reed???

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Huh....who'd of thunk it? I was thinking that it was some strange kind of stripper clip.....lol! You guy's know your stuff.