1856 Seated Liberty Dime recovered in Confederate Fort - Shelbyville TN

[Mike N Tn.]

I chose to go South to detect the Confederate Winter of 1863 camps along the Duck River today, taking advantage of 80 degree weather. Recovered a beautiful 1856 seated liberty in a fort overlooking a creek.
The coin has an X carved on its face. I’ve recovered other coins cut on like this in these camps, and I think 🤔 soldier might have carved a Rebel flag on the coin, or X is meant for use as a checker game piece per post below. (I added the Trime I dug several years ago from the same camps).
Thanks for looking!

 

[The Rebel]

Nice job!

 

[Digger54]

I chose to go South to detect the Confederate Winter of 1863 camps along the Duck River today, taking advantage of 80 degree weather. Recovered a beautiful 1856 seated liberty in a fort overlooking a creek.
The coin has an X carved on its face. I’ve recovered other coins cut on like this in these camps, and I think 🤔 soldier might have carved a Rebel flag on the coin.
Thanks for looking!

The X makes you wonder if they were using the coin as a checker piece. I have dug flattened round balls with an X on them.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on a fantastic find !

 

[scruggs]

Good finds and from a good state!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on that Seated dime and your previously found Trime !

 

[oldmxrat]

That's a sweet find, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

I chose to go South to detect the Confederate Winter of 1863 camps along the Duck River today, taking advantage of 80 degree weather. Recovered a beautiful 1856 seated liberty in a fort overlooking a creek.
The coin has an X carved on its face. I’ve recovered other coins cut on like this in these camps, and I think 🤔 soldier might have carved a Rebel flag on the coin, or X is meant for use as a checker game piece per post below. (I added the Trime I dug several years ago from the same camps).
Thanks for looking!

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!