gold pin

[bugman]

can anyone help me id this 14k gold pin I dug today?

 

[nhbenz]

The size makes me wonder if it broke off of a patriotic tie clasp? The AW may be just a monogram? Just thoughts with nothing to back them up.

 

[kcm]

Can you make out what those are to the right of "AW"? Is that a set of skis?

 

[bugman]

those are flags

 

[DCMatt]

Lapel pin.

American Woodmen?

They were an African American Benevolent Society. They started @ 1900.

 

[bugman]

dc matt I think you may have it! this was dug at an African American school site! thanks!