Finally! Some seated. And probably the coolest thing Ive ever found...

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Finally! Some seated. And probably the coolest thing I've ever found...

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She's a little rough...but still beautiful in my eyes.:icon_thumright:

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A well worn Indian Head Penny.

And probably the coolest thing I've ever found...

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Some kind of a Pocket Almanac that allows you to determine the time of sunrise and sunset by choosing the month and day by moving a lever. (The lever is stuck obviously.) Didn't know what I had 'til I got home and cleaned it up. Cannot find anything on-line about it so am curious to age, but I'm sure it's antique.

Penny for reference...

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And a brass thimble.

Today's finds...

1873-S Seated Liberty Dime
1882 Indian Head Penny
Pocket Almanac
Brass Thimble

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treblehunter

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Wow, great finds, that decoder or Sun dial, is way cool!
 

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Congrats on the seated! That pocket almanac thing is great too. :thumbsup:
 

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great finds!, I like the almanac!
 

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Now that is a great all around day of digs.
 

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Just getting a seated would be a great day but you did even better getting that nice little artifact have never seen one of those posted before !!!
 

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That's some good finds
 

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That "Perpetual Almanac " piece is very cool - I'm guessing Circa 1920's - 30's - I don't believe I've ever seen one before - should be
able to research that online - ebay ? I would be stoked with the Seated and the IH !
 

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Wow that's awesome u must have been stoked..... Great rescue recovery
 

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The undated eBay listing sold for $50.00 free shipping...not to bad!

sent from a potato...
 

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Very nice finds. I have no seated coins, so that one really looks good to me. GL&HH.
 

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That really is cool! Don't think I had ever seen one. I think that seated is pretty darned nice too. Hopefully I can find one. Nice Indian:icon_thumright:
 

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A seated coin and a relic not commonly seen. Now that makes for a great day of hunting. Congrats!
 

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What's the Date on the IH?

A great hunt indeed.

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Love the almanac! It's so small though, the size of a penny! With something so small it's no wonder they didn't catch on, I'm sure using and reading it would be quite the challenge!

Perhaps a watchmaker can repair the mechanism? I bet that'd be a costly challenge as well. I think I'm the right auction given it's rarity a working one would do much better than $50.
 

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