Brass SS "card" and a 1911 coin...

Mach1Pilot · May 31, 2009

Brass SS "card" and a 1911 coin...

My 14year old Son and I checked out a home site listed on a 1860's map that is now the middle of a field.... turns out some fill was hauled in and so we found mostly a bunch of junk....

He found a brass Social Security card with the Ace 250.... never knew they existed! He almost threw it away as junk, but I looked at it and thought it was a serial # tag off of a piece of farm equipment.... much to my surprise it was this card. He was pleased to know he got the best find of our hour of hunting. 8) In doing some research this gentleman was born in 1876, not sure yet when he died. Anybody have any insight as to a date on this piece?

The only find I could lay claim to was this 1911 "coin"... ::)

Oh well, at least the next site we went to netted my brother in law a nice 1851 large cent.... :icon_thumright:

Guess that means the next decent find should be mine, right? :laughing9:

silvereagle78 · May 31, 2009

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Nice finds, Glad to see you blacked out the info, most people aren't that smart

beetle662 · May 31, 2009

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Social Security came into law in 1935 by FDR, and taxes were collected starting in 1937. I would suspect that, based on the age of this gentleman, this probably dates back to those very early days.

Nice find(s)! Congrats! :thumbsup:

Jerry1NJ · May 31, 2009

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I have the same 1911 Mercer coin. The Mercer car was made here in NJ in the early 1900s. Sunoco gave the token away when you got gas. Probably around 1968-69. Nice find!!

TXDIRTFISHER · May 31, 2009

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I've never seen a metal SS card. Nice find :thumbsup:

MaineRelic · May 31, 2009

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The first brass S.S. card I have seen on here !! Nice 1911 token too !! Good finds!! Thanks for posting!! MaineRelic.

tseekerMike · May 31, 2009

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Neat finds!

Mach1Pilot · May 31, 2009

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silvereagle78 said:
Nice finds, Glad to see you blacked out the info, most people aren't that smart

Thanks.

I thought even though the fella is dead he still has the right to privacy.... and in this day of ID theft it would be too great of a temptation for someone.

Mach1Pilot · May 31, 2009

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Jerry1NJ said:
I have the same 1911 Mercer coin. The Mercer car was made here in NJ in the early 1900s. Sunoco gave the token away when you got gas. Probably around 1968-69. Nice find!!

Wow -I was guessing that it would be much newer than that.... Thanks!

Mach1Pilot · May 31, 2009

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MaineRelic said:
The first brass S.S. card I have seen on here !! Nice 1911 token too !! Good finds!! Thanks for posting!! MaineRelic.

First Brass SS card on here? I thought if it was possible to find it has been posted on here!

In googling the subject, I can find very little about them. About the only thing I found was one site showing that they were made in the 60's through the present day

??

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

jeff741972 · May 31, 2009

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My great grand-mother had one of those brass ones, she would be 103 if she was still w/ us. Do they recycle ss#'s that you blacked them out? Surely that fella don't care about his credit rating anymore

crazyjarhead · May 31, 2009

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Nice find. 1st time I have ever seen one. Too bad you couldn't trace it to his family

Newt · May 31, 2009

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Mach 1 Pilot said:
silvereagle78 said:

Nice finds, Glad to see you blacked out the info, most people aren't that smart

Click to expand...

Thanks.

I thought even though the fella is dead he still has the right to privacy.... and in this day of ID theft it would be too great of a temptation for someone.

So, you going shopping?
Newt

Bob S · May 31, 2009

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Nice Finds WTG

allen · Jun 1, 2009

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that s.s card is really unique !! :thumbsup:

Nick A · Jun 1, 2009

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You can search the SS Death Index here:
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

With his name and number, I'm sure it will come up. It is possible that the death was not reported to SS, but most are. He probably died in the late 50s or 60s, being born in 1876.

The cards themselves were sold in the backs of magazines for decades 1940s-1980s. For a $1.00 or so you ordered the engraved metal card with your info on it. There are many different styles.

To answer other questions, these have been found before and posted here and they do NOT recycle SS numbers.

Moonshadow · Jun 1, 2009

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I've seen those SS cards....My Dad had one, but not that old! That is a sweet find!!! My Dad was born in 1917. Love the token also......Great stuff!

HH,
Moon

~Audiz~ · Jun 1, 2009

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TXBLUZMAN said:
I've never seen a metal SS card. Nice find

I have a metal SS card, had to order it. I got mine in the early 70's. If they are still

around I don't know. Nice find...
HH,
~Audiz~

RON (PA) · Jun 1, 2009

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Great finds. That is a nice SS card. Maybe you could track down family...if still in the area.

Great idea blacking out the info on the card. You can never be too careful.