Coins from the '50s...1850s!

[PlzBSeated]

What an awesome day!



Got to love the detail on these two considering how much time they have spent in the ground.



A little newer, but still very nice, a .925 locket.



When I pulled this out of the ground, I thought it was a "U" pendant. Sure, someone named Ursula. But upon closer inspection, it appears to be a replica of a set of teeth. Bizarre, weird, creepy, but I'd love to know the story behind it.



As if the teeth weren't creepy enough, this clay doll popped out of the soil (not detected). I believe these were known as Frozen Charlottes.



Today's finds...

1853 Half Dime with arrows.
1858 Flying Eagle cent.
(3) Wheatback cents...1913, 1919-S, 1946
Silver locket
Teeth pendant
Clay doll

PBS

 

[igloo777]

The story behind the Frozen Charlotte moniker is also a bit chilling: The name of the doll originates from the American folk ballad Fair Charlotte, based on the poem "A Corpse Going to a Ball"[1] by Seba Smith, which tells of a young girl called Charlotte who refused to wrap up warmly to go on a sleigh ride because she did not want to cover up her pretty dress; she froze to death during the journey.