LEAD BALE SEAL. 1851

[mtdewman]

Is this some type of lead seal?

 

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[villagenut]

yep, and a cool date to boot....right on

 

[Dr.Tones]

Love those seals!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats nice find

 

[Scrappy]

I've found a lot of lead seals and cloth seals but none were ever dated. What's the diameter of that seal? I ask because some lead seals were railroad seals, and numbered according to the train line they went on. Those tend to be a smaller diameter, about the diameter of a dime.

Great find

 

[mtdewman]

It is the diameter of a penny. Maybe just alittle bigger

 

[mtdewman]

It also has the letters MEAT on it

 

[Tommy G]

Yep, sure is. Don't see too many with a date on them. Nice find!