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- Relic Hunting
I found these relics last weekend on a 2-acre site that I've hunted multiple times over the past few years. As near as I can tell there was an early wooden house located here from 1840 - 60 and likely a shelter for their animals. This site doesn’t appear on any of the mid-19thc maps that I use for research which date after 1860.
My first find of the day was the sterling silver fragment followed by the animal bell. My last two finds were the 2-piece flower button and the early 19thc Halfpenny. I’ve included before and after pics of the coin, the button and the bell after doing a light restoration. I also found a few one-piece flat buttons, a glass button and an iron harness buckle.
The silver ring fragment is likely mid-Victorian in date, it features two overlapping hearts which represents eternal love, the binding of two souls, and a deeply committed partnership. In the romantic language of Victorian sentimental jewelry, this specific design carries several layered meanings rooted in the courtship traditions of the 19th century.
This thin 1812 Lower Canada Tiffin Halfpenny Token was produced between 1832 and 1837. Joseph Tiffin, a Montreal grocer, imported lightweight copper halfpenny tokens from England. They copied an anonymous English halfpenny struck in 1812 from dies cut by Thomas Halliday. Banks eventually refused to accept these lightweight tokens as currency, taking them only for their scrap metal value.
Thanks very much for looking,
Dave
My first find of the day was the sterling silver fragment followed by the animal bell. My last two finds were the 2-piece flower button and the early 19thc Halfpenny. I’ve included before and after pics of the coin, the button and the bell after doing a light restoration. I also found a few one-piece flat buttons, a glass button and an iron harness buckle.
The silver ring fragment is likely mid-Victorian in date, it features two overlapping hearts which represents eternal love, the binding of two souls, and a deeply committed partnership. In the romantic language of Victorian sentimental jewelry, this specific design carries several layered meanings rooted in the courtship traditions of the 19th century.
This thin 1812 Lower Canada Tiffin Halfpenny Token was produced between 1832 and 1837. Joseph Tiffin, a Montreal grocer, imported lightweight copper halfpenny tokens from England. They copied an anonymous English halfpenny struck in 1812 from dies cut by Thomas Halliday. Banks eventually refused to accept these lightweight tokens as currency, taking them only for their scrap metal value.
Thanks very much for looking,
Dave
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