Relics, V Nickel, and an 1840 ?

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1840 Presidential token! I Was able to get out to one of my fields last Sunday. The old homestead that use to be there was in the 1860 Plat book. Found a few nice relics in the Flat Irons. Also pulled an 1899 V Nickel, and an 1840 Martin Van Buren Presidential Token. On the obverse it reads "Independent Treasury July 4th, 1840" with a picture of the Heraldic Eagle. The Reverse reads "Martin VanBuren" with a picture of his bust facing to the right. This token is in commemoration of the Treasury Bill that Martin Van Buren signed on July 4th 1840. I know its hard to read from the photos, but I was able to clean it off enough to get the words that are on it. A nice little piece of U.S. History.
 

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A nickel, token and a relic. No complaints about that one.
 

Nice going on the Van Buren token.
 

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Nice finds Trezurehunter!
 

Love the token!

Iowa Dale
 

Congratualtions on the nice finds! :occasion14:
 

I'm really loving that token, nice finds.
 

Congrats! That is an awesome find! Anything with July 4th on it is special for sure.
 

Congrats! That is an awesome find! Anything with July 4th on it is special for sure.
Thanks,I agree. I actually found an award medal shaped like the Liberty Bell, that commemorated the smartest student in the school and it was dated July 4th, 1880. To make matters more interesting, I found it on the morning of July 4th, 2015 !
 

Wow. Cool stuff you got there.
 

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