cool key

homer7018

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got out for a little detecting yesterday. came across a cool old key, a tax commission token, a fired round ball, and a lot of the great pull tabs and trash. but all in all it was a good evening hunt.
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Carolina Tom

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Yeah, that's one sweet skeleton key. Congrats on the nice find.
 

Icewing

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Where is the tax token from?
Got a better pic of it?
 

bearbqd

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I like old skeleton keys. Im surprised I dont dig more of them. Have only dug about 5 of them ever.
 

Captain Caveman

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Congratz on an awesome skeleton key! Please provide a better pic of the token.
 

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homer7018

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heres a better pic of the token

I think its from Alabama. its kind of toasty and hard to tell

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williedigit

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got out for a little detecting yesterday. came across a cool old key, a tax commission token, a fired round ball, and a lot of the great pull tabs and trash. but all in all it was a good evening hunt.
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I have one just like it found last week mine the circle part is broken ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1454104769.591099.jpg
 

A2coins

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I would be pretty happy with those finds
 

UnderMiner

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Nice, I especially like the key and musket ball! :thumbsup:
 

treblehunter

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Some of my toasty aluminum tokens I cleaned up with baking soda paste rub. I figured I couldn't see it staying toasty, so I gave it a try. They came out much nicer.
I love your finds, all good ones
 

Trezurehunter

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That was a nice little hunt. I like finding those old skeleton keys, & tax tokens.
 

Garrett424

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Nice old key.

I've dug well over 100 keys but no old skeleton keys (yet).
 

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