3 rare, unusual, good finds at last of 2014

[jeweler21]

First I'll post the rare. I found this token at an early school started in 1895 for children of Mexican descent when they were also segregated. It is a sheep shear's token from approximately 1900 to 1910 era.
Seahorn & Friend, Ozona, Texas
Good for 50 sheep shorn



Next the unusual. I was detecting a vacant lot in an area that was populated in the early 1900'S.
All I was finding was new beer cans & can slaw down about six inches, I got a hit that was a little different and dug a mangled piece of metal that all covered with dirt just looked like another piece of can slaw but it felt heavy so I put in the good side of my pouch until I got home. At home it still looked like junk and I walked over and dropped in the junk box, but when I turned loose of it, I thought "No" that feels too heavy, so I dug it out of the junk box and washed it off. Upon seeing it the lights began turning on and I realized it was a sterling silver horseshoe ring that was crushed.
I took some photos of it as it was dug and then straightened it some for more photos. 10.8 grams.





Finally the good. Found in a park close to my house that I had looked over the area a hundred times through the years and never found anything substantial but an area that was close and easy for a short hunt. After thirty minutes, I went home with this 14K bi-color, size 7, 6.3 grams.



Good Luck & HH

 

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[jewelerguy]

great finds. love that token

 

[Capa dirte]

I am a little clueless to what some of them are but they are great finds nonetheless!

 

[idahotokens]

Nice finds! I'd encourage you to post pics of the token on TokenCatalog.com - it is a "piecework" token. As the shearer would do his work, he would receive a token for every sheep shorn, but to keep from filling up his pockets with "1 sheep shorn" tokens, the company used higher "denominations" like this. He might swap ten "1" tokens for a "10", and later in the day swap five "10s" for this 50. The paymaster would exchange money for tokens at the current going rate when it was time for the shearer to collect his pay.
John in the Great 208

 

[Michiganne]

Very cool token. WTG Nice rings too.

HH

 

[pong12211]

Nice finds. That token is a really nice find. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jeweler21]

I thank everyone for their comments. The shearer token seems to be very rare, on line I found 1 token by this company for 1 shorn sheep and they were asking $40, I found several other tokens similar to it by other companies for 1 or five shorn sheep, but I could find none for 50. A local token collector offered me a $100 for it, but I collect tokens myself and it will remain in my collection.
Good Luck & HH

 

[nsdq]

swoopy digs

 

[EasternShoreMetal]

Sweet finds! I really like finding tokens.. they often have your/or an area on them. They have "character" so that makes em neat. I love researching them to learn the history of the area and times. Good recovery on the silver too.. If I think I can straighten something out, I'll try. I mean, it's not hurting the value as it might in undug items. And the gold - it even looks heavy! WTG! They seem like promises of a good New Year..

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[park pirate]

Awesome finds..