General Washington Medals

[Hill Billy]

Today I finished work early and decided I would try and find a place to detect for the rest of the afternoon. I noticed a guy on a dozer at a farm that looked like it would hold some sites. I pulled in and asked him if he owned the farm? No but he knew who did. I went in search of the owner and after a doorknock, she said No. Went back down to the guy on the dozer and he was surprised when I said she said No. He said well I know of a place that you might be interested in, and I said , oh yeh ,where? He replied, by my deerstand. I said well where's that? He told me and I was off like a Prom Dress. I drove 5 miles and went in. He told me it was a log cabin with a stone fireplace. And it was.
I spent an hour or so around this place and wasn't finding much other than zinc mason lids and a flat button, and aluminum and the silver plated compact cover. Well it was hot and I wasn't feeling so good about this site due to all the trash. I decided it was time to leave and maybe come back another time. As I walked a half mile back to my truck, I noticed mud brick and pottery and glass everywhere. I turned on the ole XLT and started swinging. Boom, flat button, then all kinds of brass hinges. A little while later I dug what I thought was an IH penny. Another two piece button followed and some other things.
When I got home and started cleaning the buttons one was a decorative floral flat and the other had some design on it. The two piece is a cool one, not sure who it is on there. The IH turned out to be a General Washington Medals Token. Had a great, hunt hope you do too.

http://www.coins.nd.edu/WashToken/WashTokenText/1850-59b2.html

 

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[allen]

nice assortment of finds !!

 

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[dano7]

Thats some cool finds

 

[Hill Billy]

Love those days when you think you got skunked when " BAM " Out pops a luck turning find. Keep em coming H.B.
Chris

Thanks Chris, it is a unique find. The force is with me right now.

More good finds HB! No help on the figure on the button, lol, not even sure of guy or gal The GW Token is a very nice find, have to reread the ND info, but if I read correctly it is around CW to Post CW time frame. Don't think I have seen one posted before so congrats on somehting new.....

Don

I think it's a woman on that two piece button, but who?

Great finds and glad to see you out swinging . Hopefully very soon I can tryout my New machine and make some hunts with ya.

Bill

C'mon... let's go

What's that Aunt Jamima Looking token? Cool...Aunt Jamima holding her Chinese hand fan-LOL! That hinge assortment is cool--looks like the one with keyhole has a knocker below the keyhole. Cool and ornate to say the least. CONGRATS TO YA!

Aunt Jemima, that's funny. I think what your referring to as a knocker was the front door handle.

Thanks for the reply's

 

[umrgolf]

Nice finds HB.. I thoroughly enjoy site pics like that one.. It makes the whole post 10x better.. I couldn't take a site pic where we were at this weekend due to some "critters" around here