Now THIS was a Surprise

[BioProfessor]

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

 

[vwayne1]

Nice find. I found mine 20 years ago. It isnt a boyscout token, though. It is a token-like object suspended on new shoes made by the Excelsior company. I have seen at least 5 different variations of the same item. Some with or without date, and the hole is supposed to be there. Not an official tie-in with boyscouts, more like an advertising ploy.

 

[dfxmatt]

I've got one of those too........good find.

 

[GatorsMoon]

This hobby is just like fishing......you never know what you'll catch!

Gotta LOVE IT!!

 

[bigrig40]

awesome find! congrats,bigrig