1863 Civil war token and an Indian

[Merf]

Greetings fellow MD ers.
I rehunted a spot where a farmstead was in the 1800s and found this token and IH.
Same size as a penny and pretty rough shape.
It came out OK after cleaning.
Thanks for looking and best luck to all, Merf

P.S.-----I got cought in a downpour which produced the rainbow.

 

[Baggins]

Awesome finds! Looks like it was a fun hunt, and the rainbow perhaps brought a little extra luck!
HH
Baggins

 

[madmacabre]

wow that war token cleaned up well , did you use hydrogen peroxide? great finds

 

[Merf]

Thanks Baggins and MadM.
I put it in a rock tumbler filled half full of white aquarium gravel.
Added one teaspoon of vinegar and water just up to the top of the gravel.
It took 2 hours of tumbling. Each coin is different so I check the coin every half hour.

 

[Evolution]

The token and the IH are great Merf. The rainbow coming down to the farmhouse makes a great picture too. You had a good hunt.

 

[texan connection]

Ive never seen such a token can you tell anything about its history

 

[ModernMiner]

Merf,
You are the IH king! Every hunt you score one or two you lucky dog.
Congrats on the super cool token. Your tumbler method works great.
-MM-
P.S. Any pot Was there a pot at the end of that rainbow?

 

[Merf]

Thanks EV

I am not sure how they were used Texan---I assume a trade token.
There are some listed on E-Bay.

 

[Merf]

Merf,
You are the IH king! Every hunt you score one or two you lucky dog.
Congrats on the super cool token. Your tumbler method works great.
-MM-
P.S. Any pot Was there a pot at the end of that rainbow?

LOL --Thanks MM, I will be hunting the spot where that rainbow first touched down.

 

[Mona Lisa]

Merf....fabulous pictures. I love the pictures of the finds in the field...and the rainbow pictures.

Great finds!

 

[Goldiver]

I like that token Merf! The pics are nice too.

 

[Nana40]

FANTASTIC token, Merf! It cleaned up very well! I might have to try your method of cleaning on my mystery coin.

Beautiful pictures! Congrats on your finds!!

Nana

 

[allen]

awesome finds and beautiful ( double ) rainbow...

 

[Merf]

Thanks Mona , Golddiver , Nana, and Allen.
It is a great time to be hunting the fields.

 

[lasttoknow (Tim)]

Nice finds Merf. Gotta love a hobby that takes you outdoors.

 

[EDDE]

killer token and double rainbow !!!!!!

 

[civilman1]

The token is great Merf and a kicker IH to top it off.......Nice Job!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice pics and great finds

 

[Natman]

Merf does it again! I've never seen one of those tokens before, very cool!

Nat

 

[weasel606]

nice finds merf ! great pics and you have a great place to hunt now get over there where that rainbow touched down thats where the pot of gold is congrats merf