Large cent, strange skeleton key, silver & Indian, and old ring?

[Scrappy]

A quick hunt today confirmed my suspicions that my 1890 permission had an earlier place in the corner of the lot. I weeded through lots of iron and produced the following...



And a fresh dug pic for you dirt connoisseurs



I'm wondering the age on the ring. The LC is of course an 1827 and the Indian is an 1863. The ring was found about the same depth. I didn't clean it and plan on carefully handling it. Also the lead seal is pretty rad. I need to figure out what was here before...

Anyway, happy hunting!

Steve

 

[JeffInMass]

Nice finds- sweet LC!

-- Jeff --

 

[digging440yrs]

Nice finds !

 

[BigWaveDave]

good stuff!!! never seen a key like that...love to know what that was for

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[ajaj]

I like the finds! Way to go.

aj

 

[Patriot Relics]

That lead seal is an interesting one, maybe a gaming/poker chip

 

[cjon455]

Awesome finds steve!, that lead seal is one of the larger ones I've seen!, nice largie too!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice digs Steve. I hope the site turns out even more early stuff for you

 

[RJ55]

Cool finds there Steve, that is a different looking key for sure.

 

[coltdavis]

Awesome digs congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Another nice hunt Scrappy. Like that LC.

 

[Vino]

Real nice digs, Steve.
Let me see a close up and the other side of the lead..
Could be a cloth seal.
Great LC, good condition to boot.

 

[Scrappy]

good stuff!!! never seen a key like that...love to know what that was for

I agree. I've seen hundreds of normal skeleton keys and never one like this. When I dug it I was like "a question mark skeleton key?" Wha?? Lol

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Love them largies!

 

[Scrappy]

Nice finds- sweet LC!

-- Jeff --

Nice finds !

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I like the finds! Way to go.

aj

Thanks guys. I was stoked to find a coin that was not only old but confirmed my suspicions of this property being in use longer than the current building's age

 

[Loco-Digger]

WTG Scrappy, that key sure has an odd shape. Congrats on those sweet coins and by the way what the heck is the item furthest to the right in pic 3?

 

[qaela4]

Sweet little ring, I really those old ones. Nice LC too. The only lead seals I get are the little ones, that is one pretty cool. Congrats on a great property.

 

[Scrappy]

WTG Scrappy, that key sure has an odd shape. Congrats on those sweet coins and by the way what the heck is the item furthest to the right in pic 3?

That's a lead seal of some kind, probably a railroad one dating to the late 1800's. I'm going to take a pic of the other side and sent it to Vino to see if he can ID it between digging sword belts and colonial silver coins

Steve

 

[Hot diggity]

I don't know how an old ring has managed to avoid me in my year & a half of searching old sites, but can tell you THAT is why I keep looking! Nice finds as always. Thanks.