Now THIS was a Surprise

BioProfessor · Apr 4, 2009

I was hunting a place in the low country of SC that was being cleared of trees. Thought it would be a good time to look since the machinery was exposing a lot of dirt. It was a good place as a permanent Confederate camp was somewhere close and it was attacked by Union troops. In fact, the plantation house on the property has an unexploded Union artillery shell embedded in one of the roof rafters.

Looked around for a bit and got a good signal next to a large tree. Dug it at about 6". It was all cruddy and couldn't really tell what it was. I thought it might be a Colonial copper but it was a little too large. The person hunting with me who knows the area said it might be a token and could be an advertising token for one of the large slave traders out of Charleston. So I go home a "happy camper" and can't wait to clean it up.

Got home and used my standard method to to get rid of the worst crud so I could tell if there was any detail visible. Saw some good detail so I continued to clean. As the images were revealed, I could not believe what I was seeing. The first photo was what I saw first. Now that will make your head spin.

I guess this proves you never know what the next turn of the shovel will reveal.

Daryl

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Apr 4, 2009

Wow,

Amazing !!

Keep @ it and HH!!

fortbball9 · Apr 4, 2009

That would be a surprise to see,But,hey it is something that you don't see everyday.
Congrats :thumbsup:

fortbball9

Mona Lisa · Apr 4, 2009

Bio, It's not what you think. It is a swastika, but not a nazi swastika. It used to be a symbol of good luck until the Nazi's claimed it. There were quilts made with this pattern, and the boy scouts used this pattern. It looks like you have a boy scout token, but I'm not sure. I'll let the experts ID it for you.

Here's a little info on it.

http://www.luckymojo.com/swastika.html

But maybe you knew that. I shouldn't assume.

Nice find! :thumbsup:

trhunter1 · Apr 4, 2009

That is a great find congratulations! :thumbsup:

allen · Apr 4, 2009

that is a sweet find !!!

West Jersey Detecting · Apr 4, 2009

It looks like a good luck token, most likely early 20th century. Prior to the Nazi's use of the Swastika it was considered good luck.

Nice find!

Masonlid · Apr 4, 2009

It is indeed a boy scout token from 1910.I have one myself.

Nate in Ohio · Apr 4, 2009

Yea it's a Boy Scout token...I just found one at the Berg recently. I didn't know it was from 1910 though, thanks Masonlid. Neat though.

Here's mine, if you're interested to see some more of the coin's detail.

Captn SE · Apr 4, 2009

Go check Johnny's post out. He just found one exactly like yours.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,150380.0.html

Nice token find!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Nate in Ohio · Apr 4, 2009

Nate in Ohio said:
Yea it's a Boy Scout token...I just found one at the Berg recently. I didn't know it was from 1910 though, thanks Masonlid. Neat though.

I just figured out that mine's a different version perhaps, but yea.

artzstuff1 · Apr 4, 2009

Very cool token indeed!!!Great find.,,,,Art

mlayers · Apr 4, 2009

nice cool find.....Matt

BioProfessor · Apr 4, 2009

I did know it was a Boy Scout Token. Just wanted you to enjoy the surprise like I did. It sure was NOT what I was expecting.

Seems that mine is a token from the company that made the first official scouting shoes.

I think it is a neat token and has that WOW factor you don't usually get with this kind of find.

Daryl