Few finds from southern Minnesota

mattgaudian

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A few recent finds from a property that dates from the 1850's and a 1910 house. A 1869 shield nickel. A advance rumley tractor pin.. A bank token And a 1914 barber dime. Does anyone know anything about the pin. 11193268_10155460362790315_6943156117487347106_n.jpg . 11150732_10155460362785315_5042261738460105240_n.jpg 11182093_10155460362600315_6167843032789403131_n.jpg 11209714_10155460362610315_4076657654696160194_n.jpg 11138665_10155460362595315_3467892742873153997_n.jpg 11111055_10155537455620315_2756385989925599118_n.jpg 17662_10155537456725315_1656052059532294076_n.jpg 1499573_10155537456730315_2306146837992948930_n.jpg
 

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ks coyote

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Congrats on a great bunch of finds. That shield nickel is in great shape.
 

joeyo

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Shield nickel in Minnesota!!! That's tough. I found one here 20 years ago
 

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mattgaudian

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That's my 2nd shield nickel this year. The first was a 1873 from a public park
 

wv hilljack

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Nice finds! Looks like the soil is very friendly to the metals also.
 

Trezurehunter

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The pin looks like an advertising piece according to the info on the back. Nice finds.
 

46Wheat

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Sweet hunt!!

You got yourself a bunch of great finds and they're all in great shape, Congrats!!
 

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Every one of those finds is really special and cool, congrats! The tractor pin pops (as a one cylinder engine would!) Sub 8-)
 

cambria09

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Hello mattgaudian. Real nice finds. Token, old silver, rare nickel, and trade jewelry...you gotta love that. Thanks for the post and good luck. C9
 

mack0238

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VERY nice!

That looks like a stellar day of hunting in MN!

I'm over here in Rochester.... Who knew MN had old stuff!!

:)
 

Steve in PA

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Nice finds! Love the tractor pin, the bank token and the shield nickel is in nice shape.
 

Ia.FurTrade

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That shield is in super condition! I believe the "oilpull" piece is a watch fob.......

Iowa Dale
 

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