Don in SJ
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Continuing on with showing best finds, I am posting only what I consider my top relics in this post and will hold off on the coins. When you been detecting into your 3rd decade, you amass a rather big collection and to pick a top ten or so list is very hard, heck a top 20 list could be even a challenge.
So, with that said, I used existing photos I had, I might even be missing a better find, just not sure, but I narrowed the photos down to Top 15 and will post my Top 12 in this post.
#12 JACKSON'S VICTORY BUTTON 1829
#11 NAVAL BUTTON LATE 1790'S
#10 MARTINGALE, HEART SHAPED 1860'S
#9 ATLANTIC CITY NJ BUS DRIVER BADGE 1903
#8 POLICEMAN'S BADGE FOR WWI MUNITIONS TOWN/PLANT 1918
#7 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BADGES FOR WILLIAM HENRY HARRSION (2 EA) and GROVER CLEVELAND 1840/41 & 1885
#6 WHIG POLITICAL PARTY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN BUTTON 1834
#5 LOVE TOKEN - 2 SIDED - MADE FROM SEATED LIBERTY QUARTER 1890
#4 REV WAR CONTINENTAL LIGHT DRAGOONS BUTTON - late 1770's
#3 KING GEORGE I INDIAN PEACE MEADAL circa 1714-1720
#2 US TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER BUTTON -UNIQUE - 1820
#1 HAMMERED COPPER "US" PLATE - DATE UNK - est War of 1812 era
#12The Jackson Victory button(Albert's PC 78) is PLAIN on the front side, only the backside has the wording, it pays to clean all flatties, you never know......
#11 One of the first Naval Buttons authorized after the Navy was disbanded after the Rev War, I do not see an exact one of it in Albert's book, but it is similar to NA 6A, 13 five pointed stars, No backmark, cast mark evident.
#10 This Martingale that is heart shaped is lead filled in the back, only one hook is left of three. This style supposedly is of the style used during the Civil War?
#9 The nickel plated 1903 Atlantic City Bus Driver Badge was a special joy to find, local history, great shape and I just love how they spelled Bus as Buss, which I believe was acceptable back then.
#8 A perfectly preserved artifact from a World War I Munitions factory, known as AMATOL, which was a 5000 acre bomb plant and town, of which none exists today. This was one of the Federal Governments Policeman's badges that I found. I did try the National Archive records trying to find out the name of who held badge #441, to no avail. I know of one other badge that has been found and that is on display at a Law Enforcement supply store.
#7 I have been fortunate enough to have found three 19th century Presidential Campaign badges. The all are holed, which is how I think they came and I love all three, each are a part of our great history.
#6 This somewhat valuable button is so cool, it has the Liberty Cap on the front with the words E PLURBIS UNUM and the date 1834. The backside says TRUE WHIGS OF 76 & 34 One of the few buttons that has significance on both sides of the button.
#5 1890 Love Token, a rather unusual Love Token in that it has been inscribed on both sides and most likely was a Seated Liberty Quarter, based on the 1890 date and the fact it was found very near the site of an 1890's big amusement park, that possibly would be a place to get one made. I tried for years to see if I could match up the initials with anyone living at that time, to no avail.
#4 Revoluntary War Continental Light Draggons button made of Lead! A figure on his horse with a drawn sabre. This tiny button is referenced in Don Troiani's Rev War button book and listed as a ACD.c variety. Very rare, and the only others found of this variety were found in northern NJ.
#3 King George I Indian Peace Medal, has a reported time frame of 1714-1720. When I found this I thought, "what the heck kind of King George coin is this!" It took several e-mails to some Colonial experts before I got the ID on this one. Despite its condition, I did part with this item in auction and it did very well. There have been more found since mine, one in Canada that was in much better shape.
#2 U.S. Topographical Engineer button, 1820. This button is UNIQUE, defintion of unique is the only one known to exist as of this time! The story behind this button is posted at this link, it is a very valuable button. (Wish I still owned it sometimes) Go to these two links for the stories. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,76789.0.html and http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,104200.0.html
#1 Wow, what can say, yes, this is not my most valuable item at all, but it IS my FAVORITE! Why? I really don't know, but when I first picked it up many years ago at the oldest millsite in our county, I somehow felt up close and personal to someone from long aog who hammered out this beautiful pieces of copper and then punched using a nail the simple letters U S . Of course I will never know the true age of this artifact, nor its exact use/purpose, but it does not matter. It is a handcrafted piece of our local history but for guessing purposes I will say War of 1812 era, based on the useage of the letters US in lieu of USA and considering the other artifacts found at the site it came from.
I hope this was an enjoyable post, took some time to put together and again, picking out ten or more top relic finds is tough. I have many more I would l have loved to include but I picked what I did.
Preserving history is part of our hobby. Researching and knowing also what you found is important and sharing the information with others is paramount...........
HH
Don in South Jersey
So, with that said, I used existing photos I had, I might even be missing a better find, just not sure, but I narrowed the photos down to Top 15 and will post my Top 12 in this post.
#12 JACKSON'S VICTORY BUTTON 1829
#11 NAVAL BUTTON LATE 1790'S
#10 MARTINGALE, HEART SHAPED 1860'S
#9 ATLANTIC CITY NJ BUS DRIVER BADGE 1903
#8 POLICEMAN'S BADGE FOR WWI MUNITIONS TOWN/PLANT 1918
#7 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BADGES FOR WILLIAM HENRY HARRSION (2 EA) and GROVER CLEVELAND 1840/41 & 1885
#6 WHIG POLITICAL PARTY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN BUTTON 1834
#5 LOVE TOKEN - 2 SIDED - MADE FROM SEATED LIBERTY QUARTER 1890
#4 REV WAR CONTINENTAL LIGHT DRAGOONS BUTTON - late 1770's
#3 KING GEORGE I INDIAN PEACE MEADAL circa 1714-1720
#2 US TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER BUTTON -UNIQUE - 1820
#1 HAMMERED COPPER "US" PLATE - DATE UNK - est War of 1812 era
#12The Jackson Victory button(Albert's PC 78) is PLAIN on the front side, only the backside has the wording, it pays to clean all flatties, you never know......
#11 One of the first Naval Buttons authorized after the Navy was disbanded after the Rev War, I do not see an exact one of it in Albert's book, but it is similar to NA 6A, 13 five pointed stars, No backmark, cast mark evident.
#10 This Martingale that is heart shaped is lead filled in the back, only one hook is left of three. This style supposedly is of the style used during the Civil War?
#9 The nickel plated 1903 Atlantic City Bus Driver Badge was a special joy to find, local history, great shape and I just love how they spelled Bus as Buss, which I believe was acceptable back then.
#8 A perfectly preserved artifact from a World War I Munitions factory, known as AMATOL, which was a 5000 acre bomb plant and town, of which none exists today. This was one of the Federal Governments Policeman's badges that I found. I did try the National Archive records trying to find out the name of who held badge #441, to no avail. I know of one other badge that has been found and that is on display at a Law Enforcement supply store.
#7 I have been fortunate enough to have found three 19th century Presidential Campaign badges. The all are holed, which is how I think they came and I love all three, each are a part of our great history.
#6 This somewhat valuable button is so cool, it has the Liberty Cap on the front with the words E PLURBIS UNUM and the date 1834. The backside says TRUE WHIGS OF 76 & 34 One of the few buttons that has significance on both sides of the button.
#5 1890 Love Token, a rather unusual Love Token in that it has been inscribed on both sides and most likely was a Seated Liberty Quarter, based on the 1890 date and the fact it was found very near the site of an 1890's big amusement park, that possibly would be a place to get one made. I tried for years to see if I could match up the initials with anyone living at that time, to no avail.
#4 Revoluntary War Continental Light Draggons button made of Lead! A figure on his horse with a drawn sabre. This tiny button is referenced in Don Troiani's Rev War button book and listed as a ACD.c variety. Very rare, and the only others found of this variety were found in northern NJ.
#3 King George I Indian Peace Medal, has a reported time frame of 1714-1720. When I found this I thought, "what the heck kind of King George coin is this!" It took several e-mails to some Colonial experts before I got the ID on this one. Despite its condition, I did part with this item in auction and it did very well. There have been more found since mine, one in Canada that was in much better shape.
#2 U.S. Topographical Engineer button, 1820. This button is UNIQUE, defintion of unique is the only one known to exist as of this time! The story behind this button is posted at this link, it is a very valuable button. (Wish I still owned it sometimes) Go to these two links for the stories. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,76789.0.html and http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,104200.0.html
#1 Wow, what can say, yes, this is not my most valuable item at all, but it IS my FAVORITE! Why? I really don't know, but when I first picked it up many years ago at the oldest millsite in our county, I somehow felt up close and personal to someone from long aog who hammered out this beautiful pieces of copper and then punched using a nail the simple letters U S . Of course I will never know the true age of this artifact, nor its exact use/purpose, but it does not matter. It is a handcrafted piece of our local history but for guessing purposes I will say War of 1812 era, based on the useage of the letters US in lieu of USA and considering the other artifacts found at the site it came from.
I hope this was an enjoyable post, took some time to put together and again, picking out ten or more top relic finds is tough. I have many more I would l have loved to include but I picked what I did.
Preserving history is part of our hobby. Researching and knowing also what you found is important and sharing the information with others is paramount...........
HH
Don in South Jersey
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My favorite's the Indian peace medal... if you find any others you want to sell, LMK!
. What a great top 12 list! I can't wait to see the top 10 coins.
