Second slave tag and old coin in two days

[master mason]

For all the speculators who question my finds at this great site, have a look at the photographs. We spend only a couple hours and found these items as well as other miscellaneous items. Any thoughts on the coin, IE value, age, and so on. The Tag appears to be 18*(3?)(8?), any help would be appreciated. As i said in my last post, I am new to this and any constructive ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. Will try to post more this week if my wife lets me. By the way what does "banner", many of you are refering about and I have no idea what it is for.

 

[creskol]

A book that would be beneficial to you would be "Slave Badges and the Slave Hire System in Charleston 1738-1865" by Harlan Greene, Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. and Brian Hutchins.

 

[Kieth-Tx]

WOW!!!

 

[bootybay]

holey moley don't tell anyone where your hunting... kick butt finds..two slave tags.man oh man I would pound and grid that place like there was no tomorrow.. Congrats to ya... oh banner finds mean, your tag would go up on top the screen where others have found killer banner finds.. banner finds are either super old thing that have a great value or gold coins or caches.. things like that.. hope this helps.

 

[njnydigger]

Wow yet again I was one of the people who replied to your original post. If I remember correctly, I didn't recall seeing any doubters or haters in the thread, but, I could be wrong.

Just so we're clear, that isn't a good find, it is an OUTSTANDING find!!! Those slave tags are VERY rare. And you seem to be pulling them up like pennies. Go over every inch of that site.

And as the other poster mentioned, DO NOT tell anyone where your spot is located. Good luck

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

Awesome finds Congratulations
TTH

 

[birdman]

Hey you need some back up diging all that loot? Charleston has been very hunted over the last many years and it looks like you have a virgin site so enjoy!!! Those types of places are rare!! I am going to voye banner for finding both slave tags!!!

 

[cntrydncr1]

simply awesome!!! banner!

 

[detectahead]

"Recent discoveries by our members" at top of page is the "banner" finds. These are exceptional finds that are awarded by members of the forum. Your finds and the ones that you are still to recover will be taking up the whole row!! Congrats on another fantastic find! Do not tell anyone where your site is at! Your friends property,how well do you know them? If they get a clue as to how valuable these finds are, they may not want you to find anymore and start finding it for themselves. I'm not saying this could be, but you might want to draw some legal papers between the two of you. It's just a thought and if it was me I would. Again I'm not saying it will but things like this can make enemies of friends. Listen to what some of the others are telling you, GO SLOW! I would use a brush and a dentist pick and do sections at a time thats how important of a site you have. Congradulations and keep us informed. Detectahead

 

[Skelly607]

SWEETTTTTTT TAG!!!!!!!

 

[capri_auto]

I'm literally jealous hahaha. Keep it up I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of slave tags there. Take your time, be careful with everything, and get some good books on bottles and tags. Your month or 2 spent at this site could buy you a nice new house. If you have any vacation time at work, nows the time to use it. Once you're done you may want to contact a big name auction house.

Good luck

 

[ted750]

Well, it definitely seems you've proved me wrong. Sorry to doubt you, but what you have there are truly unbelievable finds. "Once in a lifetime" for a lot of people. Now whatever you do, take your sweet time and don't do anything in a hurry..... You could get a nice slice of money out of this site if it keeps producing this way. Go slow, REALLY slow. Some of the things you pull out could be irreplaceable. Also be careful while cleaning anything you find, you don't want to unintentionally damage anything or hurt the value. I'd see if you could find someone knowledgeable and trustworthy to help guide you through the excavation. Truly amazing find, and my sincerest congratulations.

- Ted

 

[Tnmountains]

Master Mason
The banner is the row on top where people vote for really good finds to be shown. People are honoring your finds when they say" Banner". Everyone is happy for you. Are you still seeing a lot of glass mixed in?
Good luck and please keep sharing your finds. The history is great!
Happy Hunting
TnMtns

 

[zaxfire69]

I never doubted you. Holy hell man. 2 tags. Man I am jealous. I live in a town that had one of the largest slave trades in the south. I have yet to find one of those tags. Banner for sure. You have my vote again. Someone put one of these up on that board already. Come on...

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Those are Banner finds.


There are people who have deteced many years never finding a slave tag!'

Did you know?

Oprah Winfrey is one the largest Slave tag collecters in the world?

 

[ecmjamsit]

I would look at the area on Google Earth for an aerial view. I have had some success using Google Earth because you can get a birdseye view of the area you are hunting. Sometimes vegetation patterns as seen from the sky show hidden foundations of former dwellings as distinct patterns.
I'd keep it a secret until you can recover the artifacts. Clean all the loose soil off with a soft new toothbrush using only distilled water. Let the item dry, then bag it in a new ziploc bag to keep the metal from the humidity. Then I would store them in a safety deposit box or a good home safe.

Wow amazing finds...best of luck!

 

[Blind Squirrel]

You truely are the master Congrats on the second tag!!! Are you having any luck finding more dispensery bottles, and how are you going about extracting you finds? Once again nice going on the finds Please keep us posted, and go slow.

 

[nuggetnoggin]

nice slave tag, the second coin is a large cent, lools like matron head, nice hunt , keep diggin.

 

[Deepdiger60]

Outstanding find although a reminder of this country's dark past , is there away to determine if tags that are found could be first generation slaves that were shipped over to this country as slavery was started a find that rare should be on the Banner ! Good hunt Dd60

A quick note on slave tags last year a local farmer let me MD his farm around the big barns he told me in the wooded area in the back property was 3 slave shacks when the farm had slaves a few hundred years ago ,he said be careful because they are ready to fall down do not go inside , i didn't find to much because i had a large coil but i do remember finding 2 tags copper with numbers on them very similar to yours i had no idea what they where ? please don't ask if i saved them always save everything you find

 

[creeper71]

Outstanding find although a reminder of this country's dark past , is there away to determine if tags that are found could be first generation slaves that were shipped over to this country as slavery was started a find that rare should be on the Banner ! Good hunt Dd60

A quick note on slave tags last year a local farmer let me MD his farm around the big barns he told me in the wooded area in the back property was 3 slave shacks when the farm had slaves a few hundred years ago ,he said be careful because they are ready to fall down do not go inside , i didn't find to much because i had a large coil but i do remember finding 2 tags copper with numbers on them very similar to yours i had no idea what they where ? please don't ask if i saved them always save everything you find

Deepdiger60, Don't worry..the tags you seen have a very good chance of NOT being slave tags..Charleston ,SC is the only place you can find Slave tags..