A few coins/ Canada militia buttons/ A few relics !

[MaineRelic]

The streams and rivers have finally droped enough here to do a little mudlarking ! I went to a large coastal stream that used to have a fair amount of activity focused around a dam and a saw mill scince the early 19th century ! There was also a ship wharf there in its day ! I had a decent day of finds ! The Army Navy civil war token was my 1st keeper find of the day. The chinese cash coin was a pleasant surprise ! ( CAN ANYONE DATE THIS COIN ? ) My 1st one out of the ground whole ! An 1889 Indian , and another blank token were close together ! The cast iron horseshoe Plaque was a good 14 inches down in the mud ! The Mickey Mouse spoon put a smile on my face ! So did the ornate brass knife !! The last finds of the day were the 3 Canada Milita buttons in a tight group about 5 inches down in light gravel. The 2 jacket buttons came out in pretty rough shape ! The cuff button came out whole ! No back marks that I can see . I am hoping to get some info on these buttons as well ! Thanks for looking ! MaineRelic

 

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[tymcmurray]

VERY nice find!


Emperor HSUAN TSUNG
AD 1821-1850
Reign title: TAO-KUANG, AD 1821-1850

 

[vayank54]

some nice stuff. Are you sure the pocket knife is brass? It sure came out nice if it is. The 9 looks like a civil war period hat number. They originally had pins in the back but I've dug letters and numbers with holes in them. A B I dug had a small brass screw in it. They same type of screw used in saddles.

 

[MaineRelic]

VERY nice find!


Emperor HSUAN TSUNG
AD 1821-1850
Reign title: TAO-KUANG, AD 1821-1850

Thanks For the coin ID Longraven ! A surprise find for me !!

 

[MaineRelic]

some nice stuff. Are you sure the pocket knife is brass? It sure came out nice if it is. The 9 looks like a civil war period hat number. They originally had pins in the back but I've dug letters and numbers with holes in them. A B I dug had a small brass screw in it. They same type of screw used in saddles.

Thanks Vayank ! I wondered what that 9 might be off from ! The knife is brass ! Down in wood chips 6 inches under mud ! No oxygen avalable ! The wood chips under the mud come up looking like they are freshly made as well !

 

[vayank54]

You're welcome. the knife is cool. I'm thinking it might be from the mid 1800's. I can't swear to it though.

 

[JerV3]

Those are nice finds.

You got some great sites. The site sounds rough. But those items are perserved nicely. I'd hunt that place often.

HH Jer

 

[romeo-1]

Cool finds...the buttons are mid to late Victorian era...

 

[tuatara]

Hi MaineRelic,

You've got a decent haul but the knife is a star of the show. And its condition is just incredible It's one of the coolest things I've seen here on Tnet.

tuatara

 

[postalgriff]

yeah that knife is sweet! congrats on a great hunt. I love the union token too. great stuff!!

 

[kuger]

Those Chinese coins pop up in the darndest places!I did on average a hundred or more a year,and have only a few 1850 era ones,they are not very common,and odd that the sites I find %90 of mine are all 1850's sites!

 

[Aquila]

Nice finds!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Some nice digs