Relics, couple Injuns and a small gold box.

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1883 and 1890 Ih, fancy cuff link, and some kind of hat pin? First gold of the year! It has no hall marks or K stamp from what I can tell but this thing is way to heavy to be modern junk. My eyes are not so good but tomorrow I will go and get tested. It registered in the "gold zone" on my detector and was about 4" down and came out clean like gold should. I will soak in lemon juice tonight and see what happens, nothing I hope. It just screams "real deal" if you were holding it. DSC00259.JPG DSC00260.JPG DSC00261.JPG DSC00263.JPG DSC00264.JPG
 

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Cool! I see it reads "FAITH" on lid. They main purpose of it has me curious. Too heavy and awkward to be a charm. Maybe a pill box? I hope it's gold....it should get you that first BANNER! If you find it to be gold, just add your results to this posts so we all know. By the way, soak those coppers in some olive oil. It will bring them back to life.
 

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Cool! I see it reads "FAITH" on lid. They main purpose of it has me curious. Too heavy and awkward to be a charm. Maybe a pill box? I hope it's gold....it should get you that first BANNER! If you find it to be gold, just add your results to this posts so we all know. By the way, soak those coppers in some olive oil. It will bring them back to life.

Yes it says Faith, Hope, Love on three of the sides also has eight small diamond looking stones, eight in total. I read about something similar called a prayer box?
 

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looks like you hit a rich vein o' treasure. yer not done there ------------
 

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Very cool find!!! I have something similar that was identified here as a prayer box. Mine is silver and is smaller. Nice find!! pn 4.jpg pn 2.jpg pn3.jpg
 

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Awesome finds! Love that gold box pendant.
 

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Looks like a prayer box
Congrats excellent finds!

Did you check the inside of the loop for karat stamp?
I've had things stamped in the loop in teeny numbers.
 

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Looks like a prayer box
Congrats excellent finds!

Did you check the inside of the loop for karat stamp?
I've had things stamped in the loop in teeny numbers.


I don't see anything? Don't know if this tells any of the story but the loop looks cut. Just figured I would point that out, prob how it was made. DSC00265.JPG
 

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If someone can point out why its junk jewelry lets hear it!
 

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Hope for the best I have been wrong before... I go get tested and it comes back as junk. OH no FU!!!! now I have to tell every one on tnet. I will try and get a couple pictures of his shop for real dealness!!

Its gold.. will not post anything on t-net for 1 month if I am wrong...
 

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its a charm ladies wore during the 1800s.. They keept ammonia to mask this sniff of dead bodies..
 

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It's got that gold look...if it's not solid gold I'm hoping it's at least gold plated...cool find!..have not ever seen one before...thx for sharing..ddf
 

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Thanks for the positive feedback everyone! Hope to get out this afternoon again. On a side not I took box to a local resale shop and fellow said its not gold. Very strange, he didn't test it in front of me. I have sold gold in past at other shops and every time the buyer tested it so seller could see results not walk in back and come out, " nope not gold". Anyway I don't trust not being able to see results I will go else were.
 

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All nice finds, but like everyone else, that gold box really draws my attention. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Very nice find... Congrats!
 

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Thanks for the positive feedback everyone! Hope to get out this afternoon again. On a side not I took box to a local resale shop and fellow said its not gold. Very strange, he didn't test it in front of me. I have sold gold in past at other shops and every time the buyer tested it so seller could see results not walk in back and come out, " nope not gold". Anyway I don't trust not being able to see results I will go else were.

You mean, he took it out back, out of your sight and then came back and handed it back saying it's not gold? Hmmmmmm..... :dontknow:
 

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