Admiral George Dewey medal

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Hello all hope you have been out swinging
I was out with scrappy for a short hunt on Friday
We hit an area I know is old and we have found old items there before
Nothing much happening tho.
Steve hit some buttons I pulled a rosette and this medal
Tnet members put an id on it ( thanks Carolina Tom and others )
HH guys good luck.

 

[against the wind]

That medal is sweet.
Congrats

 

[ScubaDetector]

Nice. Do you know how old and the history behind it?

 

[Scrappy]

Good hunt Charlie. I guess I wasn't far off when I mentioned that similar Daughters of the American Revolution medal from C.1900.

It was a good time as always. I think if we head NE from where we ended our hunt and grid that corner. I suspect there was more activity over the whole area than just farming judging from all the flat buttons and early Us coinage found. But what?

Cheers

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very interesting historical find!

 

[trapperart]

Very nice congrats

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Nice. Do you know how old and the history behind it?

George Dewey was an admiral with the US navy in the late 1800s came home to a Heros welcome with great fanfare
And loads of novelty items with him on it

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's the full badge:

Source:
https://www.hakes.com/SaleList/ItemDetail/386/ADMIRAL-GEO-DEWEY-WELCOMETHE-NATIONS-HERO-BRASS-BADGE
Don.......

 

[Johncoho]

Nice find. Congrats.