Really Nice Tag Found

[JerV3]

Hi everyone again. I found this really nice tag at the old tavern site yesterday. It took me 5 hrs to clean it.

The place was a hotel back in the 1800's. I think this was for a key to a room. It had a ring on it that broke off. There may have been a key attached to it. I didn't recheck the hole after I dug it.

I say this because it looked like something was lieying on top of it. It didn't oxidize real bad at the top. But the rest of it was so oxidized it took me forever to clean it.

I have cleaned thousands of coins and items and this one is ranking. I really like it alot.

Old coins are great but relics are starting to be my favorite now.

It was made in New york from what I can read. It is really small on the back of the bottom of the tag.

It says A.P or A.F Co. Utica NY.

Anyone know of it's age. Or idea of what it could be other than what I thought.

I thought maybe it was for a safty deposit box possibly also.

Any opinions would be great.

Thanks for looking,

HH Jeremy

 

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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Jer,

very nice artifact. Bit of history.

Nothing beats working an area that you
have some background on and finding
an item that matches your info.

Again, excellent.

have a good un.............

 

[Boobydoo]

Such an interesting and intriguing find.
You just never know what will come from the ground next
which makes MD'ing so fun. Nice find, congrats.

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[goldencoin]

I've found a tag that has almost the exact same words...it was that veteren's thingy...maybe yours is related

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Nice find....Alot of times they were used for car keys....

 

[Michigan Badger]

My great of find! Give me that any day over worn common old coins.

Great!

Badger

 

[JerV3]

Thanks alot everyone. I like to find the unique relics. They are very hard to duplicate.

This one must have been passed up. This place probably was loaded at some point.

We hunted it hard and for just about 10 wheats one silver rosie and a 1865 2 cent peice.

Something was missing. The old coins and relics. This grove is natural and sits right beside the porch of the old tavern/hotel.

I know many of people had to have picnics and other events out there. We were beat to the punch.

But they never get it all. And it gives us new grounds to hunt for a while. You gotta take everything nowadays with spots getting rarer.

I'll keep you all posted.

There is atleast a small handful of trips to clean this place out.

HH Jeremy

 

[Burdie]

Thanks for the post. I like relics more and more. Good luck at the site next time. HH Burdie

 

[southbound]

Nice looking tag! Looks like you got it clean.
Vern

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice find Jeremy! HH, Mike

 

[Nana40]

Looks like it cleaned up very well Jer! Good luck on the ID.

I really like to find the relics.....and tokens too.

Congrats!

Nana

 

[Will_detect4food]

I wonder whose address that is now? Maybe they would buy it,, those types of tags were also used for hotel room keys..

I bet the postage isn't guaranteed anymore, sue em!

 

[The Seeker]

Nice Tag ! Those old tags and tokens are always some of my favorites to find!!! Thanks for posting!

 

[civilman1]

Nice job Jer...Sound's like you have some pretty interesting place's to play in the dirt,very nice..

 

[Southcacalaky]

Great looking tag, HH Art...

 

[comfyinvermont]

Very nice find Jer. That will look really nice in a display. Can you get a picture of the old hotel? Congrats...Lance

 

[TimmyNY]

Nice tag there. be sure to check around the edges real good. Ive found that if you find a site that looks like its been detected many times you find stuff farther out than the main site.

GL HH

Tim

 

[trk5capt]

I wonder whose address that is now? Maybe they would buy it,, those types of tags were also used for hotel room keys..

I bet the postage isn't guaranteed anymore, sue em!

My Thoughts Exactly, trk5capt...

 

[groundfisher]

Great find Jer. Nice job of cleaning it up.It was definitely worth the extra work. HH!

 

[JerV3]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Lance I will get some pics of the site up soon. I have to get the film developed.

Tim, You are right. You have to hit the edges and tough spots in hunted area's. That's just what I did and that's hot I found this tag.

It was hard work cleaning this one up. But I knew it would disply really nice if I could get it done.

I dredded it but got it done. I hate going back and having to treclean items for display cases.

Thanks again everyone,

HH Jer