Digginmichigan
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Pretty stoked to be able to get out today. Found this souvenir pin in a very trashy house site. The carnival only ran for 2 years! Hopefully you all have been diggin too! HH
Cool rare 1897 GR carnival pin
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villagenut
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Yup, that is pretty cool. I really like it.
Great relic save !
Here's some history regarding your find:
https://gvsuspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/grand-rapids-carnival-of-fun/
Don........
Here's some history regarding your find:
https://gvsuspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/grand-rapids-carnival-of-fun/
Don........
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Very nice find!
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Great find. And again, a great source provided by "Mackaydon"
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Very cool! I love digging old badges and stuff like that!
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Congrats on the nice find. These souvenir badges were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Yours is especially cool because it is dated, and has a place name and best of all it has that clown on it!
Here is mine. It's from the Fireman's Celebration, a fund raiser held every year in Mooresville, NC... around 1900.
Here is mine. It's from the Fireman's Celebration, a fund raiser held every year in Mooresville, NC... around 1900.
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That is a very cool find! Congrats
Neat relic ,Congrats!
It is in great shape.
It is in great shape.
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Great find and in amazing condition too. Congratulations.
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Carnival pieces are some of the best finds to dig!! Great piece!!!
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Great find!!
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Awesome find! That is in great shape. Congrats!!
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Nice save Jer 
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That old badge is nice, would've probably made my entire detecting year, congrats!
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Wow, very nice! I love relics with dates and writing on them. Sweet save on that piece of history! 
HH
HH
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