1898 war ship

[CHIEF0322]

found this pin in a farm field.it says remember the maine down the bottom with a picture of the ship in the middle and an eagle up top. u.s. battleship sunk in 1898 during the spanish american war.intresting to say the least

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice find!
Spanish War relics seem few & far between. Congrats!
here's a post on some that I found:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,357484.0.html

 

[CHIEF0322]

hey thanks!I've only been hunting for about a year now and im hooked.lots of old farm fields over here in south jersey.

 

[55th Massachusetts]

COOL FIND!! That is really neat!
REB

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Nice finds Chief. Can't wait to get out there on sunday with ya.

 

[civilman1]

That's very cool.......Happy Holiday's

 

[kilmer]

Great find. I love anything with a date and yours also has a place in the history books. Way to go.

Don
HH

 

[dfx willy]

thats cool!!! my sister has a newspaper that was found in the walls of her home during renovation with that date with that acount on the headlines. willy

 

[goldgrubber]

Awesome find! My great great great uncle was a Marine sergeant who died on the Maine.

GG

 

[CHIEF0322]

thanks everyone!!glad you guys are enjoying it. Merry Chistmas