Made a very "Odd" find this weekend

[Steve in PA]

Odd as in Odd Fellows

I got out to a farm I have pounded pretty hard over the last year. The last few trips have not been very productive. This weekend was a little better. My first good find was this elongated penny from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The front is dated 1904 and has symbolism from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. They even used a 1904 Indian Head penny to make it. I love the patina on this piece, now if I can just straighten it without messing it up!


Counting the elongated 1904, I got a total of 4 IHPs - 1865, 1890, 1902 and 1904. The 1890 is in pretty nice shape and the 1865 is decent.


I believe this piece is a handle to a piece of cutlery. It has silver markings XXX/1000 FINE, but I can't make out the numbers in the fraction


Here is a group shot of the better finds


Here are other odds and ends that are headed for the scrap buckets


HH all,
Steve

 

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[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Nice finds Steve! Seems like the year for IHPs, I’ve found more than my normal pace so far. I wonder what the 3 holes were for on the cool smashed coin? Maybe it was one of those multi-tier pins for fraternal societies? Looks like the farm still has some goodies. Is this the Michelob Ultra farm? Congrats

 

[Evolution]

That's cool as heck. Never seen a rolled IHP before. Love it!

 

[washingtonian]

Great collection of old coins and relics. I love old stuff like that!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Steve! Seems like the year for IHPs, I’ve found more than my normal pace so far. I wonder what the 3 holes were for on the cool smashed coin? Maybe it was one of those multi-tier pins for fraternal societies? Looks like the farm still has some goodies. Is this the Michelob Ultra farm? Congrats

Yep, this is the Michelob Ultra farm.

 

[BeenThere DugThat]

Sweet finds Steve, very unique elongated penny. The silver cutlery piece is really cool. I've also found a bunch of Indians this year, I'm up to 20. The dirt wasn't friendly to most of them.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great finds Steve. I like that elongated Indian penny. You should be able to put a paper towel on each side of the coin, put it in a vice and turn it very slowly. That should straighten out the coin without damaging it. I use this method a lot on coins and it works well.

 

[Tuberale]

Great 1904 elongated IHC!

 

[Steve in PA]

That's cool as heck. Never seen a rolled IHP before. Love it!

Thanks Ev. I have at lease one onther elongated penny that I can think of. It's from the 1939 New York Worlds Fair.

Great collection of old coins and relics. I love old stuff like that!

Thanks Wash. Stay safe up there.

Sweet finds Steve, very unique elongated penny. The silver cutlery piece is really cool. I've also found a bunch of Indians this year, I'm up to 20. The dirt wasn't friendly to most of them.

Thanks Louis. Sounds like you are on a pace to set a new record for IHPs

Great finds Steve. I like that elongated Indian penny. You should be able to put a paper towel on each side of the coin, put it in a vice and turn it very slowly. That should straighten out the coin without damaging it. I use this method a lot on coins and it works well.

Thanks. I'm gonna give it a try.

Great 1904 elongated IHC!

Thanks Tuber!

 

[johnnyblaze]

Yes Steve that Elongated penny is a rare find for sure!
That piece reminds me of a silver brush handle..
~Blaze~

 

[Steve in PA]

Yes Steve that Elongated penny is a rare find for sure!
That piece reminds me of a silver brush handle..
~Blaze~

Thanks Blaze. Could be a brush handle

 

[Calabash Digger]

Very nice!

 

[cologneman]

Tempting to get the bend out or just leave as is works to. Either way a great find!

 

[park pirate]

Very cool find...

 

[ARC]

Hey man those are some neat items.

Well done.

 

[xcopperstax]

Wow! I absolutely love that you can see the IHP on the backside of the stamped penny. What a great patina too... IHP's can be hit or miss with that and I'd say you have a hit coin / relic there!!!! Also think about this: The IHP has it's own history but it had a whole nother history stamped on to it. A two for one awesome piece. I bee you could straighten it out without damage.

 

[islamoradamark]

that coin there tells a whole story

 

[Steve in PA]

Very nice!

Thanks!

Tempting to get the bend out or just leave as is works to. Either way a great find!

Thanks. I will leave as is. Started putting a little pressure on the back with it on a flat surface and the patina started to flake.

Very cool find...

Thanks

Hey man those are some neat items.

Well done.

Thank you

Wow! I absolutely love that you can see the IHP on the backside of the stamped penny. What a great patina too... IHP's can be hit or miss with that and I'd say you have a hit coin / relic there!!!! Also think about this: The IHP has it's own history but it had a whole nother history stamped on to it. A two for one awesome piece. I bee you could straighten it out without damage.

Thanks it is a really neat piece and a two-in-one find like you say. I started to straighten it, but the patina started to flake and we can't have that, can we

that coin there tells a whole story

Thanks. I bet a member of the local Odd Fellows hall had a bunch made up at the fair and then passed them out tp members.