Turbo21
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- Jun 24, 2014
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I decided to go digging at lunch time today and went to one of our local parks that was opened in 1914. We have pulled many silver coins and cool relics from this park but never in a million years did I think I would find a civil war dog tag!!!!
I had a good signal and was thinking half dollar
Duh the hole and out pops a big disc. I was thinking large cent as soon as
Being the curious person I am I started cleaning it in the field. Was confused when I see 1861 and a shield. I didn't know what it was so immediately started looking online
I first thought it was a civil war token but noticed some writing on the back. I then found it was a civil war dog tag. How the heck did that end up in this park!!!!
I am still in the cleaning stage but it's coming along nicely. It's in really good shape and just some peroxide made a lot of the original brass color show up
I still have ore cleaning to do but it just amazes me the history behind this.
Here is a pic of how it's coming along
The back still need some cleaning but the writing is all legible
The back says
Caleb r foster
COB
13 reg
Vol
I suck at research so a big thanks to kiros32
He found that Caleb r foster was in the 102 regiment Pennsylvania infantry company b
He was wounded at wilderness va
He mustered out with his company on June 28 1865
He died at 78 from pneumonia and he is buried in chartiers cemetary which is about 10 miles from here
I have started looking at values and looks like at auction it could go from $1750 to $2200. Wow
I am still shaking and this is definitely my best find ever its gonna be hard to top this one!!!
I had a good signal and was thinking half dollar
Duh the hole and out pops a big disc. I was thinking large cent as soon as
Being the curious person I am I started cleaning it in the field. Was confused when I see 1861 and a shield. I didn't know what it was so immediately started looking online
I first thought it was a civil war token but noticed some writing on the back. I then found it was a civil war dog tag. How the heck did that end up in this park!!!!
I am still in the cleaning stage but it's coming along nicely. It's in really good shape and just some peroxide made a lot of the original brass color show up
I still have ore cleaning to do but it just amazes me the history behind this.
Here is a pic of how it's coming along
The back still need some cleaning but the writing is all legible
The back says
Caleb r foster
COB
13 reg
Vol
I suck at research so a big thanks to kiros32
He found that Caleb r foster was in the 102 regiment Pennsylvania infantry company b
He was wounded at wilderness va
He mustered out with his company on June 28 1865
He died at 78 from pneumonia and he is buried in chartiers cemetary which is about 10 miles from here
I have started looking at values and looks like at auction it could go from $1750 to $2200. Wow
I am still shaking and this is definitely my best find ever its gonna be hard to top this one!!!
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