Coin Cladding?

[rick67]

Not sure what the reason for this would be for or why?
Was it on or coin or a blank. I think it's brass.



Whoever it was dropped there match holder as well. Zero rot to the wood matches was odd.

 

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[A2coins]

That is kinda weird the sticks are still in good shape.

 

[GB1]

nice finds

 

[Timbermaster]

That is kinda weird the sticks are still in good shape.

Right? I wonder if something from the metal leached into the wooden match sticks to preserve them like that.

 

[Vldetecting]

Right? I wonder if something from the metal leached into the wooden match sticks to preserve them like that.

I think he put them in there to show you how it would've looked

 

[rick67]

I think he put them in there to show you how it would've looked

No that's the way it came up. No sulphur mix on tips but can see the staining from it.

 

[Ammoman]

Very cool matches! I suspect the matches were preserved because of anaerobic conditions. I found these matches very deep and next to a creek last year. BTW...very cool finds!

 

[Tedyoh]

So i was reading on wikipedia and it stated that older match "splints" were "paraffin (aka kerosene / lamp oil) impregnated" . I'm guessing thats why the sticks didn't rot away.

Cool finds!

 

[rick67]

So i was reading on wikipedia and it stated that older match "splints" were "paraffin (aka kerosene / lamp oil) impregnated" . I'm guessing thats why the sticks didn't rot away.

Cool finds!

That's good to know. I thought it would have been great wood for building but not treated with that. Definitely preserves them well as seen with Ammomans also.

 

[tamrock]

In 2017, I was doing some work around Ft Calhoun, Nebraska and while there I took some time to visit a museum that housed some artifacts that had been recovered from a paddle wheeler named the Bertrand, that sunk going up the Missouri River in 1865 and got buried under many feet of silt overtime. The artifacts were recovered in 1968 I believe. One item I took a picture of was a wood crate full of match sticks, bound for Virginia City, Montana.