would be interesting to find out if the person that lived there in 1944 joined the service, died or what happened to this to be left there... that was a decent amount of $$ then..... great going on finding the bottles 2... keep huntin....
Great unexpected finds you have there. I was told a couple of monthsw ago that the 1917 is a key date and to look for double die strike. Take a closer look at it as you may have a winner in there.
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humm might be someones egg / milk money from the WW2 era -- back during WW2 due to rationing the was lots of black marketing ( might account for all those milk cap seals to cover the bottle he put milk in )--farm folks used to sell eggs / milk to folks on the side and make a bit of extra side money --in WW2 things were rationed big time .-- maybe the owner got "called" up an died in the war or just died during that time frame . -- leaving it behind -- $ 11.14 was a good bit of cash in 1944 time frame (at least a weeks pay for most folks ) odd that it would be just left behind like that .
check around if he was black marketing eggs / milk --he might have sold moonshine too. check the land over very well while you can .make the most of this great chance. ---nice score by the way.
Your knife looks just like my favorite cutting knife. Ontario Knife Company Old Hickory. I believe that is the brand of your knife you found. Looks alot like mine, but bigger. Awesome finds.