My 1st Liberty Cap , Rare local railroad button , another unusual relic

[MaineRelic]

The Afternoon was perfect for an after work hunt so back into what I consider my homesite. The city woods. Three blocks from my house . This past Saturday I came across a patch of deep Iron so I headed there today and really took my time swinging in and around it . It sure paid off . The Pewter cap or pole end ?? Was the first deep non ferrous signal I managed to pick out. It didn't seem long before I had another deep repeatable and at at least 8 inches down I finally pop out a largie ! ; I had an inkling it was not a coronet it just seemed a little too thick . Turned out to be my first Liberty Cap cent. It looks to be the 1795 head in low relief variety . It is not in very good shape but I will take It with a smile . Next came a lead seal , a couple small buckles in the same hole , a spoon piece and then a big signal and out comes the ornate brass egg holder mount ?? I am going to post it in what is it . A little while later I was holding What I thought was a flattened eagle button . Upon cleanup I was very surprised to see it was a PORTLAND RAILROAD button. I had never heard of the Portland railroad before and my initial search only turned up the Portland & Boston raliroad and the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth railroad , but after posting it in what is it Gypsyheart found it in the Maine historical society website . Portland railroad was the name of the street car system in the city which was operating as early as 1890. Thanks for looking MaineRelic

 

[ewcoinhunter]

Re: My 1st Liberty head , Rare local railroad button , another unusual relic

Cool finds, congrats!

 

[Baldingboy]

Wow! You are on a seriously Old Site! Hard telling what else you might pull from there. I would hammer that place. Great finds. Thanks for sharing.


Baldingboy

 

[JerV3]

Nice,

She is rough but she is real.

Jer

 

[mainer]

They sure look good after a long winter. That brass egg holder is neat.

 

[dfx willy]

LIBERTY CAP! mmmmmmmmmm yummy! ive been wanting one of those. willy

 

[goldbill]

All right MR . Good job, I know about your keen eye for great spots!!! Did you by chance forget to mention any up my way? keep it up Goldbill

 

[steelheadwill]

Super Finds!
love that old LC & Egg

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice story, site, and Colonial recoveries there MR!!! I don't recall one of those egg holders being dug in a good while on Tnet but I may have missed it. That place certainly merits a return trip. HH, Quindy.

 

[MaineRelic]

LIBERTY CAP! mmmmmmmmmm yummy! ive been wanting one of those. willy

Yours will come willy ! Thanks for looking ! M.R.

Nice story, site, and Colonial recoveries there MR!!! I don't recall one of those egg holders being dug in a good while on Tnet but I may have missed it. That place certainly merits a return trip. HH, Quindy.

Nice story, site, and Colonial recoveries there MR!!! I don't recall one of those egg holders being dug in a good while on Tnet but I may have missed it. That place certainly merits a return trip. HH, Quindy.

Nice story, site, and Colonial recoveries there MR!!! I don't recall one of those egg holders being dug in a good while on Tnet but I may have missed it. That place certainly merits a return trip. HH, Quindy.

Thanks Quindy , This site is practically in my back yard so yes I will be going back ! M.R.

 

[MaineRelic]

Super Finds!
love that old LC & Egg

Thanks Herbie

LIBERTY CAP! mmmmmmmmmm yummy! ive been wanting one of those. willy

Yours will come willy ! Thanks for looking ! M.R.

Nice story, site, and Colonial recoveries there MR!!! I don't recall one of those egg holders being dug in a good while on Tnet but I may have missed it. That place certainly merits a return trip. HH, Quindy.

Nice story, site, and Colonial recoveries there MR!!! I don't recall one of those egg holders being dug in a good while on Tnet but I may have missed it. That place certainly merits a return trip. HH, Quindy.

Nice story, site, and Colonial recoveries there MR!!! I don't recall one of those egg holders being dug in a good while on Tnet but I may have missed it. That place certainly merits a return trip. HH, Quindy.

Thanks Quindy , This site is practically in my back yard so yes I will be going back ! M.R.

Wow! You are on a seriously Old Site! Hard telling what else you might pull from there. I would hammer that place. Great finds. Thanks for sharing.


Baldingboy

Thanks Baldingboy ! I am hammering this site !

 

[Sniffy]

My one and only liberty cap is actually in worse condition. Nice job scorin that big thick puppy.

 

[MaineRelic]

My one and only liberty cap is actually in worse condition. Nice job scorin that big thick puppy.

Thanks Sniffy ! I am sure you will have another in your pouch sometime and I hope she is a knockout M.R.

 

[NHBandit]

Being a collector of local railroad stuff the button is my favorite. My collection is mainly lanterns and I have Boston & Maine, Boston & Albany, NY Central, Maine Central, as well as a few others. Also have a round B&M marked kerosene can that was used to fill the lanterns. What started my whole collection though was a huge hand forged wrench stamped with C, M & L RR that I found in my barn. Research showed that it was for the Concord, Manchester & Lawrence Railroad which was only in operation for a handfull of years before being gobbled up by the B&M. My favitore website for railroad ID is this one. You may already know about it but it's worth repeating. http://www.railroadiana.org/