World War II relics from garbage dump

[Old Pueblo]

Found these a couple days ago in an old garbage dump in a mining camp, apparently from the 1940s. Thought I would share them with you all here.

First piece is a rusty tin Cracker Jack prize. I guess back in World War II, Cracker Jack started putting these little tin US Army buttons in their boxes. Theres a few different ones I guess. This one is for the Signal Corps. Has anyone else found any of these before?



Second piece is a rusty steel penny, a 1943 D. Always cool to find a wheat penny on the ground.

Thanks for looking.

 

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[against the wind]

A 1943 zinc coated steel penny would have rusted away in any climate other than Arizona.
Congrats on some cool finds.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thanks wind

 

[Honest Samuel]

You did good.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the 2 keepers

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thanks, I was pretty excited to find it. And Im not disappointed it turned out to be a Cracker Jack toy and not actually from the Army. It still has some interesting history on it and I always enjoy finding old kids toys and stuff like that.

 

[hbru123]

Awesome finds! Congrats!

 

[scruggs]

Love that Cracker Jack toy! I found a little metal Cracker Jack toy train car a while back. Good luck.

 

[Mzjavert]

Great finds. It's a shame modern Cracker Jack prizes are not as cool.

 

[creskol]

Those are some fun finds! I dug a silvered tin one years ago. As I recall, there were 8 different ones. I love the patina on yours!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice finds. Cracker Jack did put some nice prizes in their boxes back in the early years. But then again, soda pop came in glass bottles also !

 

[cambria09]

Hello OP. Great finds...it's always good to see CJ items. Still looking for my first steel penny...I've dug nearly (1000) wheats but never a '43...our climate is the opposite of yours and they just rust away down here.

Good Luck out there. C9

 

[Old Pueblo]

Love that Cracker Jack toy! I found a little metal Cracker Jack toy train car a while back. Good luck.

I wouldnt mind seeing it. I found a little lead? train car near a little lead cracker jack carriage and horse, and was wondering if the train car also came from Cracker Jack.

 

[BrettCo124]

Really awesome find. Relic hunting is such a different experience than coin shooting. I’ve been REALLY getting in to it lately. Great tin button you found there!