Post your best eyeballed relic

[Steve in PA]

Mine would be this GAR medal that I found in a dump area behind the baseball field when I was a teenager. I was cutting through it on my way to the ballfield and saw it lying right on top among the coal ash and broken glass. It is in remarkable shape

[oldcoon]

That is some find.
Congratulations.

[HISPAN]

Very nice medal .... could explain some of its history?

[Steve in PA]

Very nice medal .... could explain some of its history?

Hi Hispan,

This is a GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) medal from one of the Pennsylvania Encampments. The GAR was an organization of Union veterans of the American Civil War. Here is a link with more on the GAR.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic

[birdman]

I remember one time I was hunting for about 2 hours for CW stuff with no luck. On my way back to the car I found a droped CS bullet on road bed.