1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

[crazyjarhead]

Good evening everyone. I decided try my luck at new hunting spot that I was given permission to hunt on Saturday while hunting the old church lot in Woodstock, Ohio. The house was owned by Mrs. Fairchild and built in 1852, the owner tells me. It has a large back yard but plenty of bushes growing everywhere. She is divorced and she was the one who asked me to hunt her place. Needless to say I accepted.
My maps are from 1874. You can tell by the map how big the lot is. I'll be working this for a while


I wasn't in the back yard more than 30 minutes and got a dime/penny signal on my Ace. I thought just modern junk at barely 4 inches. When I dug the plug and pulled out the coin I thought it was some kind of token. I resembles a coin, and it is a coin used during the CW because of the shortage of coins during the war. Pretty thing flanked by 13 stars. I don't know who the person is on the front??Make sure you read the links so you know what it is. Very interesting published in 1998. There is only approx. 802- 2789 are known to survive.

I am happy because it is a piece of CW history that I didn't know existed. What a cool looking coin. On top of that I found 7 wheat's 1919 being the oldest and 1935 being the newest. I Also found the face of an old lock. Man when I saw that US staring me in the face I thought, OMG CW belt plate. I almost fell over running to grab my camera This place is trash free and is every bit as good as the J.A. McDonald house I hunted for 15 months. I am really excited about this place and know there is some more goodies lurking. However, I have to make a run to California Friday and won't be back for a few weeks. Enjoy the pics and have a good one. Hope to find more when I get back. Ron S.


READ THE LINKS BELOW
http://home.roadrunner.com/~tebben/COLUMBUSCWT/wagner.html

http://home.roadrunner.com/~tebben/COLUMBUSCWT/wagner.html

http://home.roadrunner.com/~tebben/COLUMBUSCWT/overviewofcwt.html

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Ron, do you want to sell it?

Rick

No. I keep all of my finds. This one is of special significance to me. Sorry

 

[JerV3]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Sweet civil war token man.

Great reasearching on the site. You have good maps like I do.

HH Jer

 

[DigginThePast]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Congrats on a great find.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Sweet civil war token man.

Great reasearching on the site. You have good maps like I do.

HH Jer

Thanks Jer. Research pays off.This little town sent a lot of men off to war. I have found a general service coat button and a new York cuff at the McDonald home last year. I love CW history and when I find some it is really exciting for me.

 

[rjw4law]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Is this like great, or what?

 

[daytondigger]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Nice job on the civil war token, they're one of my favorite finds.

 

[kuger]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Great find!!!

 

[artzstuff1]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Jarhead ,,,All I can say is WOW!!!! that is a awsome token!!!! I need you down here in southern il. to do some of that great research !!!!

thanks for the post,,, you are one of the guys that keep this site interesting,, and spur so many of us on!!!


arthur

 

[spartacus53]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

You really lucked out on that hunt, finding a rare token is one heck of a find. I would feel the same way about any piece of CW history, I wouldn't put a price tag on it. I can't wait to see what else you find there. Good luck

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Way to go Ron!!! Just give me the address of that house and I will have all the stuff hunted out, I mean, ready for you, when you get back from your run..lol

How do you get such great places and I am glad it was found in ohio. I always assume the good stuff is elsewhere.
Now you have a CW find.....cool!
So what is the deal with the belt buckle?
Is it anything special...


SKD

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Super Nice Token, She's in Great Condition

 

[lonewolfe]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Excellent digs!

HH

 

[civilman1]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Great story and Beautiful Token CJH.....You are a dedicated detectorist,well deserved

 

[MeanGene]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Looks like you are using a larger coil on the ACE 250.


I have the stock coil.

Why do you use the larger coil?

ARe there any advantages?

Thanks! Great finds!

GENE

 

[garthbfan169]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

WTG Crazy that is an awesome token in AWESOME shape!! Congrats

 

[Sniffy]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

HOLY cow man, your on a roll....that token is plain and simply awesome. Especially from the city i was born.

 

[hogge]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Great Find! Congrats. Hogge

 

[Merf]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Congrats on those sweet finds Ron

 

[wyattrr]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Holy Smokes...WTG!! Excellent Find. Congrats

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: Rare (R-5) 1863 Civil War Token Sold By Wagners Dinning Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Looks like you are using a larger coil on the ACE 250.


I have the stock coil.

Why do you use the larger coil?

ARe there any advantages?

Thanks! Great finds!

GENE

I like the large one because you can cover more area, qicker and it seems to find items deeper. It can be a little sensitive in a trashy area but that's where I notch out trash and set the snsitivity down a little