1887 Brooklyn Dog License

[Dave2000]

This was my first signal of the morning-- 80-81 on the AT Pro, I initially thought it was a copper Lincoln (found lots at this site) but the signal was at about 8". Roots in the way made the recovery take quite a while.

It was so dirty at first that I thought it was just scrap. I actually forgot about it until I got back to my car, and then I brushed it off and was blown away by the 1887 date. A collector in a Facebook group said that the earliest-known Brooklyn dog license is from 1879. I've only found a few dog licenses but nothing before the 1960s.

 

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[romeo-1]

Very cool find...I really like finding unusual things like that!

 

[cjon455]

Now that's really cool, most unique dog license I've ever seen

 

[SusanMN]

That is just so cool. I would happily take that over a piece of silver any day.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Sweet!

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Some ppl pay good money for those!

 

[bill from lachine]

That's a sweet find....wtg.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Loco-Digger]

That's one of those cool finds that keep you digging. I never saw one that old. Congrats on singing your coil over that piece.

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is one very nice dog tag. Great find.

 

[Mark Todd]

Way to go, that's a real sweet tag! I have Dr. William Bone's "U.S. DOG LICENSE TAGS" book right in front of me and it is in agreement with the collector you talked to. Reported pre 1900 tags from Brooklyn NY are dated: 1879, 84, 86, 88, 91, 93, 94, 95, and 97. Copyright 2009
And yes! Very collectible, if you consider selling it, don't let it till you know what ya got.
CONGRATULATIONS

 

[port ewen ace]

here boy, here boy......honey, have you seen spot? digging that amazing relic would have me crawling through a dog house. bow WOW!!!

 

[LI Tom]

Really nice and different find.My earliest is 1916.

 

[sutphin]

NOW THERE IS A FIND THAT WOULD HIT THE SHOWCASE . FIRST TIME VEIWING A DOG LICENSE THAT IS THAT OLD . SERIOUS SHOWCASE MATERIAL ...

 

[rick67]

That would of made my day.

 

[Gridwalker306]

By far the coolest dog tag I've seen yet!

 

[doninbrewster]

I was in Brooklyn today, but it's not mine : )

 

[Dave2000]

Thanks for all the kind words-- it was definitely an unexpected find. I've been visiting this site for more than a year and while there are good finds here, the oldest coin so far was 1926 and there are plenty of pieces of scrap metal that I've dug.

That is just so cool. I would happily take that over a piece of silver any day.

Thanks-- yeah I agree in this case. But right out of the ground, this just looked like riveted scrap metal until I brushed it off a few hours later, so I missed out on that moment that you have when you immediately recover a great target like a silver coin.

Way to go, that's a real sweet tag! I have Dr. William Bone's "U.S. DOG LICENSE TAGS" book right in front of me and it is in agreement with the collector you talked to. Reported pre 1900 tags from Brooklyn NY are dated: 1879, 84, 86, 88, 91, 93, 94, 95, and 97. Copyright 2009
And yes! Very collectible, if you consider selling it, don't let it till you know what ya got.
CONGRATULATIONS

Great info, thanks! I had no idea that these went back that far and that there was such interest in these.

 

[cambria09]

Hello Dave2000. Very nice find...here is a related link you may be interested in viewing:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/tokens-tags/229402-got-old-dog-tags.html

Thanks for the post and good luck. C9

 

[CoilFisher]

That is a great find.
Never saw anything like that.
Definitely a keeper!

 

[richardson]

THAT is a really cool find! Congrats