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[ResurrectedVirginia]

Found at a house built in 1840. I dug this up and heard it rattling around. My imagination set in and I thought there must of been a couple quarters inside or maybe even a ring?? I tried to open it but dirt and corrosion said no. Brought it home. Couldn't get to it for a couple days and then finally it was time to open it. I took a dental pick and scored the seam where the 2 pieces close and then ran it under some water for a minute. It popped right open and then I saw what was inside. 2 stamps and 3 wheat pennies. The pennies are badly corroded but one of them is legible with a 1920 date. I think the other 2 are also from the early 20's. The stamps are George Washington 2 cents stamps. They were made 1922 - 1925!!!! So this make up compact was lost some time around then.

 

[rhedden]

Man, that thing must have been sealed up really tightly to preserve stamps in the wet ground all those years! Who says you can't dig up stamps with a metal detector?

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very cool find. I have found several of those rouge tins, and each time I imagine that they have silver coins inside, but alas, so far only dirt and the remnants of old makeup. Now I will have to keep looking because YOU actually found something good in one of them. Congrats. GL&HH.

 

[beez0404]

That's a very neat find. I love how the stamps and coins all are about the same date range.

 

[dirtlooter]

the imagination runs wild, sometimes it is with awesome results, sometimes it is a total let down. this was one of the cool ones

 

[fongu]

If that doesn't get you excited, I don't know what will. Love to find something like that.

 

[park pirate]

Very cool congrats..

 

[etex]

Nice, I don't know how many rouge tins I have dug and opened up and never found squat, glad to see something in one,congrats

 

[RelicMedic]

Man that's awesome! A real step back in time. Congrats!!!

 

[texjim]

That's pretty cool stuff right there. Nice job

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great find.

 

[rayrayvegas]

Great find, think I need to go back and check some of compacts. Lol. Congrats.

 

[mihmar79]

Cool find! Gz!

 

[wheatfinder13]

Man, that is a really cool find, must be someone's stamp and coin collection as the stamps are used.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great find! The stamps are cool find.

 

[jewelerguy]

probably some kid lost it since the stamps are cancelled. that's a super cool find. awesome that the stamps weren't rotted away

 

[vadigger89]

super cool and unique find. Congrats. We all hope to find something like that Could have been silver or even gold coins inside there.

 

[UnderMiner]

A very unique find. Some kid probably shoved all that stuff in there a long time ago as part of his little collection of things, he was probably quite sad when it was lost. Or maybe the kid buried it pretending he was a little pirate.

 

[coinman123]

It does not get anymore exciting then that! Congrats on the cache, I would be completely thrilled to find it. I bet you that some guy just got back from the post office with some new stamps to send a letter and a couple pennies in change.

Coinman123,

 

[Pointman]

Really cool to dig up old stamps like that. Makes me want to go through my collection of old make-up compacts and shake them. I probably have 12-15 of them.