Metal detectorist finds 10th known 1800s 'Free Slave' badge

garryson

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[FONT=&quot]Veteran South Carolina relic hunter Ralph Fields’ metal detecting prowess paid off Feb. 28 when he unearthed what is now identified as only the 10th known example of a copper Charleston Free Slave badge, one of only five in private hands.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fields pinpointed the find on a construction site in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, seven miles southwest of Charleston.

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Read more: https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/metal-detectorist-finds-10th-known-1800s-free-slave-badge[/FONT]
 

billb

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That’s very true indeed always will learn some history here,,thanks for sharing with us
 

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